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...might be sweet in St. Loo-ee this summer, too. The Cards have a stacked deck for '78, with a solid pitching staff led by Bob Forsch and John Denny, superstars Garry "Jump Steady" Templeton and Ted "Simba" Simmons, and the best-fielding infield in the major leagues (you could look...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Play Ball! Pro Baseball Dusts Off This Week | 4/4/1978 | See Source »

...Jimmy Carter has plunged underwater on a nuclear attack submarine, climbed into the sky in an E-4A Airborne Command Post and descended underground to inspect Strategic Air Command headquarters. Last week the President renewed his military travels by helicoptering with his wife Rosalynn from Savannah, Ga., to the deck of the nuclear aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower to view a series of combat exercises...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Talking Tough | 3/27/1978 | See Source »

...Crimson played last night's game with a full deck, for in addition to Hughes's presence, the Harvard corps was solidly fortified with the presence of captain Bryan Cook, Murray Dea and Bob McDonald, all of whom had suffered injuries earlier in the season...

Author: By Fritz Mcloughlin, | Title: Jack & Co. Do a Number on N.U. | 2/7/1978 | See Source »

...with a pump and lights, and made shelves, telephone stands and an Oriental fruit bowl for Hoover. They repaired his air conditioners, stereo equipment, tape recorders, television sets, electric wiring, lawn mowers and a snow blower. They sodded portions of his yard, installed artificial turf, planted shrubbery, built a deck in the rear of the house, a redwood fence, a flagstone court and sidewalks. They designed and constructed a power-operated window, reset clocks, polished metal, retouched wallpaper, provided firewood and rearranged furniture. "Employees were on call night and day for this work," notes the report; they "felt compelled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Hoover's Home Improvements | 1/23/1978 | See Source »

...waiting in the on-deck circle in 1951 when the New York Giants' Bobby Thomson hit the "shot heard 'round the world"? Willie Mays. Name three men who hit .400 three times in their careers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Looking It Up | 1/16/1978 | See Source »

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