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...freshman phenom Kate Wiley, who loped to a first-place finish and a course record in 17:39.2, the Crimson runners totally dominated the scoring with four of their seven competitors placing in the top ten, and the other three finishing 39th or better in the field of 75 runners...
Also competing for Harvard were freshman Mary-Jeanne Barrett (18th, 18:45.0), senior Mary Herlihy (22nd, 18:53.8) and freshman Kathy Goode (39th...
...Secret Service had been on duty in 1781 at Yorktown, Lord Cornwallis might have had a fighting chance against George Washington. Concerned in 1981 about security for Washington's 39th successor to the presidency, the prudent but unromantic federal agents forced the play-acting colonial troops to surrender all but a few of their 50 cannons, temporarily confiscated their flints and black powder and subjected each make-believe soldier to a metal detector's scan. No matter: the glory of re-created victory was undimmed. Over the sunny Virginia meadows marched 2,200 ersatz Revolutionaries. There were French...
Almost every normal transition has provided a preview of the tone and method of the new Administration. Kennedy formed his Government in the sagging elegance of his Georgetown home and made casual announcements about his appointees from the frigid front stoop. Nixon installed himself on the 39th floor of New York City's majestic Hotel Pierre, and, as he chose the members of his Administration, the world waited far below...
...shifted to Sunday, where, because of late-running football games, it often faced CBS's invincible 60 Minutes. ABC's Fantasy Island and Laverne and Shirley were similarly moved from positions of strength. The result: all three shows dropped precipitously, Laverne and Shirley from first place to 39th. Eight CBS shows, including such staples as The Jeffersons and M*A*S*H, as well as Dallas and the new The Dukes of Hazzard, captured Top Ten slots. Desperate ABC officials later compounded their mistake by juggling a few shows back to their original slots. "People...