Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...amazing Bruce Bickford added another trophy to his already sizeable collection, finishing first in 29:19, over a half a minute ahead of Harvard's Reed Fichner who completed the course second...
...stood, I fervently hoped, at the threshold of a period of national reconciliation that would be given impetus by the unique opportunity for creativity I saw ahead. Only rarely in history do statesmen find an environment in which all factors are so malleable; before us, I thought, was the chance to shape events, to build a new world. I was grateful for the opportunity I had enjoyed to help prepare the ground. And I was at peace with myself, neither elated...
There are other delicious bits and pieces scattered throughout "10"-Dudley Moore trying to make a cool entrance on a hot beach, and having to throw towels ahead of him to protect his feet from the burning sand; a woman who insists on making love precisely to the rhythm of Ravel's Bolero; a lengthy mix-up involving dentistry, painkillers, the telephone, a telescope, some naked ladies, a swimming pool, a steep hillside and the police. It is really quite indescribable -but gorgeously orchestrated...
...foreshadows a further rise in consumer prices, which are already growing at a 13% rate. The week's only good news: instead of rising from its August level of 6%, unemployment dropped in September to 5.8%. But many economists believe joblessness will still increase sharply in the months ahead as the recession bites deeper...
...cheering. "The guys aren't given a hard time," Coutu says, adding, "Besides, they are very male-looking males." They agreed the men should not participate in the routine because "the arm movements look too feminine," Hoover thinks. But she promises more action for the men in the games ahead when the squad plans to have the men "picking us up and throwing us around." Hoover adds, "It will be more exciting for them...