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Word: wept (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...shows Clark's chest being cut open, the removal of his heart and the implanting of the artificial organ. Says Una Loy Clark, Barney's widow: "I feel that it is really not in the best of taste to show these things. It smacks of sensationalism." She wept openly at seeing what she called her "loved one's body being exposed and cut." Though they would like to have the film aired, officials of the University of Utah, KUED and the hospital all say they will abide by Mrs. Clark's wishes. Others involved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Who Owns Barney Clark's Legacy? | 9/12/1983 | See Source »

...that were decorated with white-and-red Polish flags, yellow-and-white papal pennants and portraits of the Pope and the Black Madonna. As John Paul rode past in the white Popemobile that had been brought from Rome, a wave of emotion surged through the crowd. Some Poles openly wept. Others thrust their fingers defiantly into the air in a V sign and chanted "Solidarnosc"and "Walesa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Return of the Native | 6/27/1983 | See Source »

...Chicago. The Rev. Mr. Gould has a taste for the fun nuptial. At the conclusion of his own marriage ceremony in 1977, he turned to his bride, before the assembled guests, and said: "Thank you for choosing an outrageous cuss like me." He was overcome. He broke down and wept. His bride burst out laughing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: The Hazards of Homemade Vows | 6/27/1983 | See Source »

...devil's dead." Assuming that the "devil" meant Hester, police stormed the house with tear gas and gunfire. Within minutes the firefight was over. Hester's battered body was found just inside the door, with his arms handcuffed behind his back. Outside the house, several officers wept. One complained that police had waited too long to attack, saying, "They let him die. That's the bottom line." Said Police Spokesman Bob Graham: "I don't believe anybody who dealt with this could say that we didn't do everything possible to end it peacefully...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holy Terror | 1/24/1983 | See Source »

...Mancini wept, prayed and fretted that he might be next, but made sure that no one got the idea he was retiring. Sugar Ray Robinson spoke for all of the survivors in 1947 at the inquest for Jimmy Doyle. Before the knockout, did Robinson know he had Doyle in trouble? "Sir," Robinson answered softly, "getting people in trouble is my business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Boxing Shadows | 11/29/1982 | See Source »

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