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...gold medal, but with a wistful shrug said he always imagined it would be "more special." A miscalculation, evidently, involving flips and salchows. Rosalynn Sumners skated beautifully, perfectly in the view of one judge, and narrowly lost to the German Democratic Republic's Brooke Shields, Katarina Witt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Something to Shout About | 2/27/1984 | See Source »

...amends by leaping .3 of a point above the rest of the judges in her marks for Tiffany Chin in the women's short program. But then, two can play that game: the American judge bottomed out an Italian skater's average and, more egregiously, placed Katarina Witt, who won the short program with an incandescent performance, .3 of a point below the judges' average...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Little Touch of Heaven | 2/27/1984 | See Source »

...ancient times to add color to buildings. Manure is fermented in water for ten days, strained and applied to the walls. It stays on for at least a month before being hosed off. The gentle acidic effect of the mixture makes new construction look old and weathered. Admits Dan Witt, A. & M.'s assistant director of facilities: "We were a little surprised by the process." But he won't be surprised by the jokes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Smear Campaign | 7/18/1983 | See Source »

Gregory Wallace and Harry Foulke were arrested shortly after midnight last December 16, during what police called an attempt to steal final examinations from the office of Robert Witt, chairman of the Department of Marketing Administration. Two campus police officers who were watching the office said duplicated keys were used to unlock the office door and a cabinet in which exams were kept...

Author: By The DAILY Texan, | Title: Stolen Exams | 5/18/1983 | See Source »

...Howard Witt Ann Arbor, Mich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 11, 1982 | 1/11/1982 | See Source »

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