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Word: dad (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Cincinnati, which races in the Dad Vail League as a heavyweight four, is happy with its victory and feels confident about facing the Radcliffe four at nationals...

Author: By Lori J. Lakin, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Radcliffe Crews Place Second at Easterns | 5/9/1988 | See Source »

Besides a hopeless pitching corps that mocks the great Oriole staffs of the past, Robinson inherits two children of the deposed manager. Billy Ripken, 23, the second baseman, quietly exchanged his uniform number for his dad's. "I don't want to see anyone else wearing it," he grumbled. On the timing of their father's dismissal, Shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., 27, said, "As a player, I don't have an opinion. As a son, I'll keep my opinions to myself." Baltimoreans are especially worried about Cal Jr., the American League's Most Valuable Player of 1983, who went...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Hard Times in a Proud Town | 5/2/1988 | See Source »

...Disney has made him the current king of Hollywood and the darling of Wall Street. More important, though, is that Disney fans have begun to recognize him as a corporate hero of sorts, a long-awaited, trustworthy heir to Walt. Eisner has established himself as a charismatic, young-dad figure by appearing each week as the host of the Disney Sunday Movie, where the husky-voiced executive clowns with Mickey, Minnie and other colleagues. "This job is so perfect for him," says Dawn Steel, president of Columbia Pictures and a former co-worker at Paramount. "He's childlike in terms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do You Believe In Magic? | 4/25/1988 | See Source »

Squash, tennis and basketball are all fine one-on-one sports, but make sure you have your dad's Visa with you when buying equipment. Price for squash racquet, ball and sneakers: anywhere from $50-$150, depending on the type of racquet you want. Price for tennis racquet, ball and sneakers: $150-$300, depending on whether you chose Pro-Keds over Reebok super-insolated Andres Jarryd hard-surface court shoes. Price for basketball and sneakers: $40-$100, depending on whether you buy a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar galvanized rubber ball or a Greg Kite reinforced-brick ball...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: You Seldom Whiff in Whiffle Ball | 4/23/1988 | See Source »

...some people, having a car fits their image. "My dad has this stereotypical image of Harvard guys, and he thinks I should be dating someone from Wellesley, and having a car is just fine with me," Panzer says. "If I did actually date someone from Wellesley, I'd definitely need...

Author: By Salil Kumar, | Title: Parking Any Time? | 3/23/1988 | See Source »

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