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...right. The varsity Eight, plus cox, became the toast of Eastern crew on the strength of a dramatic, come-from behind, photo-finish victory over Brown and four other boats. The underdog Bruins were edged by two-tenths of second in a six minute race, which translates into a bow ball on a boat deck or maybe even a thick hair on Harry Parker's receding hairline, take your pick...

Author: By Marco L. Quazzo, | Title: Harry Parker: Back in the Saddle | 5/18/1983 | See Source »

...unfortunate city whose destiny lies between the Crusaders and their goal. Looking out at the tents of the besieging armies, the German Jew reflects on the oddity of his position: "I stand on this wall built by a Roman emperor and keep watch on the Franks with a Turkish bow in my hand." He dies on a night in June 1098, when the soldiers of Christ sweep into the betrayed fortress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: To Jerusalem and Back and Forth | 5/16/1983 | See Source »

Today's paper will be the last Tuesday edition of The Crimson to grace Harvard's doorsteps in May. While this week we continue the Reading Period practice of suspending Saturday publication, our devoted scholar journalists will also bow to the rigors of exams and produce a paper only on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays during finals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NO CRIME | 5/10/1983 | See Source »

...specific bipartisan bow was the appointment of a special envoy to seek a peaceful solution in Central America. This was the brainchild of Maryland Congressman Clarence Long, chairman of the Appropriations subcommittee that handles foreign aid. Long and his colleagues, however, were disappointed by Reagan's choice of former Democratic Senator Richard Stone of Florida (see box). They feel Stone is too aligned with the current Administration, for which he has undertaken several diplomatic missions in Central America, and with the deposed right-wing dictatorship of Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia in Guatemala, for which he served as a paid lobbyist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Central America: Harsh Facts, Hard Choices | 5/9/1983 | See Source »

Navy failed to respond to the Harvard boat's move, and for the rest of the 2000-meter course the oarsmen never looked back. "I think Navy got a little discouraged when we moved on them so well right before the 1000-meter mark" Captain and bow-man Campbell Rogers said yesterday. "We showed that when we wanted to move on them we could...

Author: By Marco L. Quazzo, | Title: Heavies Surprise Navy; Tigers, Elis Top Lights | 5/2/1983 | See Source »

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