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...twin-engine turboprop took off just after 6 p.m. from Jacksonville International Airport for the short flight to Tampa. Within minutes the small commuter plane, one of 113 in P.B.A.'s fleet, apparently lost its tail section, slammed into a brush-bound clearing and burst into flames. The two-man crew and all eleven passengers were killed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aviation: Crash of a Troubled Airline:The Provincetown-Boston Airline | 12/17/1984 | See Source »

Steve Hegg, 20, a world-class skier and relative newcomer to cycling, hopped on his Kevlar-cycle for the 4,000-meter individual pursuit race. In this two-man event, a competitor chases an opponent who starts on the opposite side of the banked track. If he catches him, it's over; otherwise, the fastest time wins. Hegg took Rolf Golz, an experienced racer from West Germany by 4 sec. for the gold. After squeaking through quarterfinals in the team pursuit, where four-man squads shift leads to rest in the slipstream, the U.S. cyclists confronted the highly favored...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: Pushing Their Pedals to the Medals | 8/13/1984 | See Source »

...Security. But a meticulously worded 15-paragraph summary released by the Israeli government last week caused enough of a stir. According to a commission appointed by Defense Minister Moshe Arens, two of the four Arab terrorists who hijacked an Israeli bus in April were not slain in the ensuing siege, as originally thought. They were captured alive and killed later while in Israeli hands. Although the two-man panel concluded that no commanding officer had ordered the terrorists murdered, it did not determine who was responsible. That task now belongs to civilian and military authorities. Promised Arens: "Legal action shall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel: Lethal Questions, Vexing Answers | 6/11/1984 | See Source »

...into the water, the paddles fall off and you float down the river." Joshua N. Gert '87 said of his two-man paddler...

Author: By Charles C. Matthews, | Title: Blowing Off Steam | 4/30/1984 | See Source »

...despite its limited opportunities, the Harvard offense effortlessly converted four-on-three opportunities with a quick passing attack. Twice Crimson midfielders scooped up loose balls faced downfield and set up the two-man show of Peter Follows and Martin Garcia...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Laxmen Stymie Princeton | 4/23/1984 | See Source »

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