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...Compton, 12 miles southwest of the epicenter, spokeswoman Andrea Guy said "major and minor structural damage" was apparently widespread. City Hall was closed after a woman was struck on the head by a chunk of falling ceiling plaster...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Earthquake Strikes Los Angeles; Kills 3 | 10/2/1987 | See Source »

...almost never acted either. Costner was born in Compton, a working-class neighborhood in South Los Angeles. His father, part Cherokee Indian, serviced electrical lines for Southern California Edison. His mother worked for the state welfare department. When Kevin was six, his father was promoted and began moving the family around California. "I was always on the outside," he says. "I didn't feel 'there' until the end of the year, and then we'd move again." He found a niche in high school basketball and baseball. "I had the exhibitionism knocked out of me, though," he says. "During...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Hollywood Rediscovers Romance | 9/7/1987 | See Source »

Telegenic Charismas by Jeremy Gardiner--Compton Gallery, Building 10-150, MIT (to June...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ongoing Exhibits | 4/23/1987 | See Source »

...test of the new line-ups for both Crimson squads will be how fast they cover water in this weekend's races. For the heavies, the main competition for the Compton Cup figures to be a Princeton crew that has had some early season difficulties...

Author: By Ken Segel, | Title: Harvard Crews to Shift Seating | 4/19/1986 | See Source »

...Tigers (2-2) gave the Crimson four tough races last year--including the Compton race, which Harvard copped by two and a half seconds--and were expected to challenge for the national title again this season. But the Princeton Eight got crunched by a strong Penn boat last weekend and dropped a closer contest to Navy in its season opener...

Author: By Ken Segel, | Title: Harvard Crews to Shift Seating | 4/19/1986 | See Source »

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