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...Robinson of charges that he had conspired to murder his son-in-law-the trial of Cullen Davis has all the trappings of a suburban western. One August night in 1976, a black-wigged intruder broke into the $6 million Fort Worth mansion where Davis' estranged wife Priscilla lived with a new lover, ex-Basketball Player Stan Farr. In the shooting rampage that followed, Farr and Andrea Wilborn, 12, Priscilla's daughter by a previous marriage, were left dead. Family Friend Gus ("Bubba") Gavrel, who showed up inopportunely at the height of the carnage, was wounded; Priscilla...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Law: Murder in Texas | 11/14/1977 | See Source »

...happened," said the frail, blue-eyed woman. After a decade of obscurity in Texas, Marina Oswald Porter, 36, was in New York City to face a press conference and stir up publicity for Marina and Lee, an account of her life with Kennedy Assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, written by Priscilla Johnson McMillan. "My regret through the years has been immense," said Marina, who now lives on a 17-acre farm outside Dallas with her three children (two by Oswald) and Kenneth Porter, a sewing-machine salesman. Marina, who will share in the book's royalties, insisted that Oswald...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 24, 1977 | 10/24/1977 | See Source »

...second half found the Crimson women relaxing with a 5-0 advantage, and the majority of play passed with unproductive, back-and-forth play around midfield. Jumbos Priscilla McClung and Jane Loitman worked the ball into the Crimson zone to trigger Tufts's only real offense of the day, as winger Leigh Hudson racked up Tufts's lone shot on goal...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Crimson Women Romp, 8-0 | 9/30/1977 | See Source »

Sullivan's winning finish of 17:54 was far ahead of the field. UMass runner Jane Welzel placed a distant second at 18:24, followed by teammates Tina Francerio (18:41) and Priscilla Wilson (19:06). Sarah Linsley, Carla Amble and Kat Taylor rounded out the Radcliffe top four with respective finishes of fifth, seventh and eighth...

Author: By Thomas A.J. Mcginn, | Title: 'Cliffe Runs Behind UMass As Sullivan Breaks Record | 9/28/1977 | See Source »

Newspapers have lately developed a huge appetite for so-called service features on every self-help subject, from "Indoor Gardening" to "Outdoor Life." "People want to read about how to maintain the car, keep their health, fix the plumbing," says Priscilla Felton, manager of the Los Angeles Times Syndicate. Book serialization is another growth industry. The New York Times Syndicate has paid six-figure sums for the rights to syndicate forthcoming blockbusters by H.R. Haldeman and Richard Nixon, and picked up Alex Haley's Roots for a song before the book's TV series caught on. Universal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Syndicate Wars | 9/12/1977 | See Source »

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