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...helpful, but that didn't prevent him from collapsing two miles later on the side of the road in a park for one-half hour. Davis, who trained only two days for the Marathon, reported last night that his stomach hurt, his legs were sore, he had a good suntan, and that he wasn't sure if he'd attempt the run again while at Harvard...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams and Thomas J. Meyer, S | Title: The Agony of Finishing | 4/20/1982 | See Source »

...when the retinue sets off for a day's campaigning. The heat, brilliant and soaking, comes soon after first light. On the edge of a town, the caravan shudders to a stop. The candidates pile onto the flatbed back of a pickup truck, smear on dabs of melting suntan cream and flip the switch of a cassette player. To the scratchy strains of martial music, they start downhill, making a short tour and ending up under the spreading roots of the giant ceiba trees, planted to provide a parasol of shade over the baking town square. The little parade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guatemala: Caught in the Crossfire | 3/8/1982 | See Source »

Gadlock has the responsibility for the limousine. Gadlock used to be one of Elvis's bodyguards--a big deep-voiced beefy man with a Tennessee suntan. He is dressed garishly--silk shirt with palm trees and white bucks. On his finger is a huge gold ring. The ring is made up of huge letters; the majascules arranged in the shape of a piano with diamond rings. It spells "STAMPS." "Elvis gave this to me," he says. He speaks softer when he talks personally. Gadlock is standing behind a souvenir table. Someone wants to know how much...

Author: By Thomas Hines, | Title: The King's Last Limousine | 6/30/1981 | See Source »

There was no scapegoat handy to explain the Crimson performance. The weather, usually conveniently outrageous in New England-staged competition, was beautiful. By the second day, the course was no longer the Potowomut Myster Course. Nobody's arm broke. Nobody's suntan lotion exploded...

Author: By Constance M. Laibe, | Title: Golfers Falter, Finish Fourth As Dartmouth Takes NCAA's | 5/11/1981 | See Source »

Alexander overcame an unusual playing hazard en route to posting the team's low score for the day. A bottle of suntan lotion, attributed to the Chip Raffi collection, exploded inside his golf bag, creating a slippery situation all over his clubs and permeating the West Warwick atmosphere with an unlikely coconut fragrance...

Author: By Constance M. Laibe, | Title: Golfers Hold Third Place at NCAAs; URI Leads Tourney After One Round | 5/8/1981 | See Source »

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