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This year, the oarswoman, who is not only a top-notch collegiate rower but also a legitimate contender for the national lightweight team, moved into the bow of the Radcliffe heavies and teamed with Pugh to direct one of the squad's finest seasons ever...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The best and the brightest: Harvard's top senior athletes | 6/7/1984 | See Source »

...criticism in diplomatic jargon. But as he addressed a joint session of Congress, his message was clear and the response overwhelming. He received a standing ovation when he entered the packed chamber. Four times during his 30-minute speech, he was interrupted by applause. In an open-armed bow, the Mexican President thanked Congress for its support of diplomatic efforts in the region. Said he: "Latin America demands a new understanding between its countries and the industrialized countries of the hemisphere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hemisphere: Straight Talk from a Neighbor | 5/28/1984 | See Source »

...enjoyed seeing skeletons rise on spikes, or Indy snap his trusty bullwhip around a steel-willed woman, or the two of them trapped in a cave with uggy crawling things, you should be amused to see them again. Again you will savor the Indiana Jones schizophrenia: by day a bow-tied, bespectacled archaeologist; by night a resourceful swaggerer, whom Ford brings to life as a modern blend of Bogie and the Duke, with just a glint of misfit psychopathy in his eyes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Keeping the Customer Satisfied | 5/21/1984 | See Source »

Truman, the dirt farmer, looked his very best in white tie and tails. He always dressed well: neat and tailored. The famed bow tie was the signal of a sporty mood. His gray hair turned white in the presidency, but it never thinned. His voice was nasal and flat, but he learned to use it to cut fog. Truman's profanity was unimaginative but effective, though never used before women...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Unadorned, but Proud | 5/14/1984 | See Source »

...skills as an actress to project the part through a theater as big as the Metropolitan Opera House. Adding insult to neglect, Baryshnikov and Anastos even bring on a glamorous masked lady (Leslie Browne) whom the Prince (Patrick Bissell) mistakes for Cinderella. The idea may be a bow to Odile in Swan Lake or several figures in Balanchine, but whatever the source, love's counterfeit has more vitality than its true image...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dance: Cinderella Goes Modern | 5/7/1984 | See Source »

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