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...until a few days ago, McLaughlin had pushed thought of those alternatives to the back of his mind, as Dixon had consistently proven to be the team's on-court catalyst in the first third of the season...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Accidents Will Happen | 1/7/1982 | See Source »

Coach John Walker Saturday called Watson, "the catalyst of our team. He could have gone over 400 but he blew his reverse two and one half," Walker said, adding that "we can expect a solid performance from him at the NCAA Championships and his position there will depend on how well other competitors dive...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Aquamen Nuke Cadets, 78-35 | 12/14/1981 | See Source »

...boards, coach John Walder is looking for yardling Dave Watson, a three-time national age group champion, to be a catalyst, "Realistically, with Muje and Watson, we could have two divers in the NCAA finals this year...

Author: By L. JOSEPH Garcia, | Title: Aquamen to Open Season Over Break | 11/25/1981 | See Source »

...faulty fuel cell was taken "off-line" by the astronauts yesterday after a leak was detected in the catalyst which generates electricity by reacting hydrogen and oxygen. While mission flight operations rules dictate a minimal mission of 54 hours when only two fuel cells are working, the Columbia could still operate the full duration of its planned 124 hour, 83-orbit mission, a spokesman for United Technologies, which manufactures the cells, said yesterday...

Author: By Gilbert Fuchsberg, COMPILED FROM WIRE DISPATCHES | Title: Problems With Electricity Cell Might Curtail Shuttle Flight | 11/13/1981 | See Source »

...vibrant, tenacious, intelligent, self-promoting, humanistic, aloof symbol of the modern age. In his best roles, Nicholson represents order amid chaos. Not in a stilted, dreary, macho way, but in an active, tongue-in-cheek yet soul-wrenching, personally moral way. All those years of hard knocks were the catalyst in his concluding what most of Hollywood has yet to discover: that there is no longer a cohesive common good, or even a "sanity" worth preserving...

Author: By David M. Handelman, | Title: All Work and No Play Make Jack a Dull Boy | 11/12/1981 | See Source »

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