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...from the Roman Caesars to Napoleon chose the bird as their emblem. But no people took to eagles like the Americans to Old Baldie, which has adorned everything from 19th century $20 gold pieces and 20th century quarters to brass door knockers and even mass-produced "colonial-style" paper-towel dispensers. American craftsmen have featured the proud bird on such homely items as belt buckles, silk kerchiefs, pewter plates, pillowcases and coverlets, bureaus and mantelpieces. More than 1,700 U.S. crags, towns and waterways have been named for the eagle, from Eagleville, Calif, (pop. 200), to Eagle Lake in Maine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Celebrating a Noble Survivor | 7/5/1982 | See Source »

Throwing nine innings of three-hit, shutout ball University of Rhode Island hurler RonBarber led this team to a 5-0 lather-and-hot-towel job over Harvard at Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon in a non-league contest. The game marked the second straight shutout for Barber against the Crimson as he blanked them 4-0 last year at Rhode Island...

Author: By Michael Bass, | Title: Rhode Island Hurler Barber Handcuffs Crimson Nine, 5-0 | 5/5/1982 | See Source »

...what follows are ten things to do when (a) You can't face another day at the beach because you're starting to look like Fernando Valenzuela, (b) Raindrops are failing on your head, or (c) You just don't feel like spending your Spring Break lying on a towel next to all of those people you thought you left behind...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Living It Up in the Florida Sunshine | 3/20/1982 | See Source »

...whole idea of Florida is to go crazy and do things you wouldn't ordinarily do. Just remember that you'll be sprawled out me a towel by the River all Spring but when's the next chance you'll get to see a shrunken head? So do some different things, see some different sights...and say hello to Molly for me. See you to Margaritaville sports...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Living It Up in the Florida Sunshine | 3/20/1982 | See Source »

...under the spreading roots of the giant ceiba trees, planted to provide a parasol of shade over the baking town square. The little parade passes by rusting cars, yelping dogs, gawkers peering out of their doorways while washing their hair or looking on while drying off with a towel...

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

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