Word: betting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...night of watching election returns, it was like an eagerly awaited heavyweight championship that ends with a knockout eleven seconds into the first round. At 6 p.m. E.S.T., an hour before Election Night coverage got under way at the three networks, CBS News President Bill Leonard confidently collected a bet from a Carter backer, proclaiming, "It's gonna be an early night." At NBC, John Chancellor signed on at 7:00 with the prediction that "Ronald Reagan will win a very substantial victory tonight, very substantial." In fact, by the time ABC made the night's first official...
...wins its last two, the Crimson wins the title outright. Don't count on it. CORNELL 34, COLUMBIA 10: The Big Red is getting better each week, and so are the Lions. But if the armies of France and Fiji were to improve at the same rate, you'd bet on the French wouldn't you? YALE 23, PRINCETON 20: After their loss to Cornell last week, the Elis are reeling. Their superb nose guard Kevin Czinger is sick with the flu and probably won't play. But Carm Cozza's teams have too much class to fold. Look...
Play a little game around Soldiers Field sometime. Word association. The trigger words are "Harvard women's soccer." And the response? Well, it's a pretty good bet that nine out of ten people answer with "Sue St. Louis." Maybe even...
...that the distance bug has bit, Rogers will never stop running. Next time you're strolling along the Seine in Paris, keep a look out for a slim, blondponytailed figure with a light stride and a French history book under her arm; you can bet it's Becky Rogers...
Having made himself South Korea's best - and only - bet since Park's death, Chun is virtually assured of winning the presidency in March. Said one foreign businessman in Seoul after the constitutional vote: "The people know Chun and his government mean business. And you can't gain any thing by opposing them...