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Although Harvard had virtually locked up the victory by that point the other schools made a run at it in Saturday's track events, shutting the Crimson out in the 50-yd. dash, the mile run and the hurdles...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Thinclads Roll in Greater Boston Meet | 2/9/1976 | See Source »

...young man (Helmut Berger) who claims to be a poet. Actually, he is a sort of well-tailored adventurer with a talent for playing the gigolo, and a lesser flair for dope-running--he caches a large supply of cocaine on the roof of their Baden hotel only to dash up there during a rainstorm in time to find thousands of dollars literally going down the drain. He follows Jackson back to her home near London, where the husband, a pulp-fiction writer, dying to discover whether or not they are having an affair, invites the young man to stay...

Author: By Anne Strassner, | Title: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie | 1/26/1976 | See Source »

Although Hooks blazed to victory in the hurdles in 6.5. seconds and in the dash in 5.5 seconds, Northeastern looked like they might pull by Harvard in the rest of the running events...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Cindermen Edge Northeastern With Clutch Comeback, 60-58 | 1/19/1976 | See Source »

Bill really is small. At 5 ft. 10 in. and 175 lbs., he does not tower over his opponents. But he feels his biggest drawback is speed. "I guess I do about a 4.8 in the 40-yard dash," he says, "but only when I'm scared...

Author: By Richard S. Lee, | Title: Bill Emper: Still His Hometown's Hero | 1/16/1976 | See Source »

...Phillips' homely style requires no updating. The last big-time soap sponsor, P&G runs the shows from Cincinnati with Kremlin-like authority. P & G's six serials (which also include Edge of Night, Somerset and Search for Tomorrow) are reworkings of conventional material and have little of the dash of the newer dramas. "I guess we're awfully dull," admits Joe Willmore, who directs the writers of As the World Turns. "I hate to say it, but I don't want to preach to people about social mores. I want to be largely accepted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Sex and Suffering in the Afternoon | 1/12/1976 | See Source »

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