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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...escape. I'm George Bush. I would love to have your vote." When an English professor at Plymouth State College morosly observed that Bush was offering the same shopworm "miracles" as other politicians, the candidate replied: "They are not miracles , they are fundamentals. Come on, Cheer up a little bit." The student audience burst into applause. Bush is equally cheery in looking ahead. Says he: I really think I can beat Carter. It's not like I would be up against some heavyweight in purple trunks. I really believe Carter is the little marshmallow whom Kennedy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: In New Hampshire, They're Off! | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

...NOTEBOOK: Dave Coatsworth, who played on McLaughlin's squad, came close to collecting a trip to Bermuda, narrowly missing his half-court bomb in the "Bermuda Shoot." ... Cheer of the night after Oliver finally missed a shot, "Ha, ha, he's human." ... The time of the game and an unknown opponent combined to make this the smallest IAB crowd of the year, generously estimated...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Hoopsters Tiptoe Around St. Anselm's | 2/14/1980 | See Source »

Nearly 1000 people turned out earlier on Mass Ave to cheer for Streep during a parade held in her honor. A dozen Pudding cast members, costumed as women in outlandish dresses, garish wigs and layers of heavy make-up, escorted Streep to a waiting convertible when she first arrived at Quincy Square...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: Streep Honored as Woman of the Year | 2/14/1980 | See Source »

Amid all the record setting and first place finishes, the Crimson swimmers found time to joke and cheer, showing some relief from the tension which had surrounded the team after its surprising loss to Princeton and during its subsequent win over highly favored Indiana...

Author: By Mike Bass, | Title: Crimson Swimmers Crush GBC Rivals | 2/13/1980 | See Source »

...white and blue crepe paper adorned the auditorium at Columbus College in Columbus, Ga., and a fraternity banner proclaimed RON-TKE-AND APPLE PIE. A student dressed up as a cougar led a cheer for Ronald Reagan. Members of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity presented him with a T shirt and hat, and students inducted his wife Nancy into the honorary Order of Diana. When a couple performing a song-and-dance act pulled the candidate out of his chair, he seemed a bit confused, then joined them. The show over, Reagan delivered his speech somewhat stiffly but with more emphasis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Reagan Races a Little Faster | 2/11/1980 | See Source »

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