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...describe Gretzky and Bird, will he begin with all of the things they could not do, and then wonder? Is it that Gretzky knew precisely where his teammates were heading, or did he put the puck in a place that made them proceed there? Somewhere far below Wilt Chamberlain in points and Robertson in assists, Bird should be just a respectable presence on all of the lists. But two men in one class are too few for a list. Anyone who really wants to know why they were the best will have to have seen them...
Although organizers have been holding "Sew-Ins" in churches, community centers, and people's homes to distribute information and to work on segments, this is the first time that such a project has visited Currier House, according to Brenda Chamberlain, assistant to the masters at Currier...
...preachers of the New Right strongly emphasize social issues and a rock-ribbed antiCommunism. They are willing to challenge Reagan whenever he shows signs of drifting toward pragmatism on these issues; Howard Phillips of the Conservative Caucus has even likened Reagan to Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister who tried to appease Hitler in 1938, for Reagan's willingness to appease pragmatists on the deficit. The New Right's special targets are the preppies and pragmatists; George Bush has been the subject of some of the bitterest stories in Conservative Digest...
...personal influence, Deaver chooses to behave more like a steward of the presidential image than a shaper of public policy. He is the master of the household, the Lord High Chamberlain of the White House...
...hook," a shot he devised at the age of nine and the height of 5 ft. 8 in. when all of his standard attempts had been blocked, 7-ft. 2-in. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar supplanted 7-ft. 1-in. Wilt Chamberlain last week as the National Basketball Association's most prolific scorer. Over 13 professional years, Chamberlain amassed 31,419 points, up to 100 at a time. Abdul-Jabbar, 36, is in his 15th season and showing no signs of halting. With a typical display of integrity, the Laker pivotman could not restrain himself from scoring 22 points...