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When Everest was scaled, man had no higher mountain to climb. But in sport one can dream of jumping over the moon. This summer in Tokyo, Powell just about did it, though few dreamed he'd even come close. The unheralded American spanned 29 ft. 4 1/2 in., eclipsing by 2 in. one of the few sports standards thought impregnable: Bob Beamon's long-jump record, set in Mexico City's thin...
...Best Bad Actor (Senior Division) showed that an aging tennis ace can climb into a semifinal slot at the U.S. Open by behaving like a colicky two- year-old. Gentleman Jim, 39, disputed an umpire's ruling with such epithets as "son of a bitch" and "an abortion." Some spectators guessed that Connors had seen too many Robert De Niro movies -- or too many John McEnroe videotapes...
...What follows, Peggy Lee once explained, is the "Is that all there is?" syndrome. For two generations we lived with the expectation that if we could only end the endless twilight struggle with the Soviet Empire, if we could only turn from swords to plowshares, if we could only climb down from J.F.K.'s ramparts of freedom, life would be rosy. Peace dividend. Nuclear tranquillity. National repose. Rewards for all the sacrifices endured, for all the gratification deferred for 45 years...
...generation earlier, in 1966, the Dow Jones first flirted with 1000. It would eventually climb a bit higher, and it would not touch bottom -- 577 -- until eight years later. But with hindsight, 1966 was really the beginning...
...Crimson tried to climb back into the game, but only managed to chip three points off the 16-point deficit...