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...islands were that nothing ever made sense, unless you were a mystic or a politician, or studied both with ambition." When Tillman's mother dies, of no visible cause, in her hotel room, petty annoyances assume the dimensions of conspiracy. The black authorities seem determined to find evidence of foul play. The hotel bartender, who hates whites in general and Tillman especially, feels free to slander the dead woman: "Daht ol boney-bag he call his muddah grabbin aht every blahck boy on de beach." As bad feelings spread and red tape unreels, the proprietor must store his mother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Paradise Lost Easy in the Islands | 2/18/1985 | See Source »

That wasn't enough though, and neither was Harvard's 100 percent accuracy from the foul line, because the Crimson took only 10 foul shots. THE NOTEBOOK: Bub Ferry recorded 14 points and Duncan finished with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Duncan Walks, Crimson Falls; Lafayette Tops Cagers, 61-57 | 2/4/1985 | See Source »

Carrabino, in addition, is ranked 25th in the nation in individual free throw percentage. He's hitting 88.3 percent from the foul line. There are 30 players in the country are connecting at better than 87.5 percent from the charity stripe...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: While We Were Away... | 1/30/1985 | See Source »

...right, in his own eyes: he had established a lucrative trade in cocaine and heroin, living high on the profits and slick-talking his way past a judicial system as indulgent as his parents. Soon, the renegade idealist and the venture capitalist joined forces to foul up the system by selling U.S. spy satellite codes to Soviet emissaries , in Mexico City. What delicious revenge on America's bland malevolence and institutional incompetence! What an entrepreneurial scam--the ultimate frat- house prank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Hardy Boys Turn Traitor the Falcon and the Snowman | 1/28/1985 | See Source »

...best start ever (10-1 overall, 3-1 Ivy), the Crimson quintet that last year set an NCAA record for free throw percentage (822) has outscored its opponents from the foul line...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Cagers Right On Line | 1/16/1985 | See Source »

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