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...moms running, even if the moms were not already so inclined. Raina Ashley Washington, 13 months, is the daughter of Olympic Gold Medalist Sprinter Evelyn Ashford and her husband, Basketball Coach Ray Washington. Ashley Lynn Slaney, one month, belongs to Olympic Middle Distance Runner Mary Decker Slaney and her discus-thrower husband Richard. The tiny two were born on the same day, May 30, and when the two mothers and daughters got together in Eugene, Ore., where Slaney lives, she found the babies even shared the same name. "Both are very strong babies, with sturdy legs," says Ashford. "It would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 7, 1986 | 7/7/1986 | See Source »

...around the stage, sometimes quickly, sometimes stroking the air with slow-motion body gestures to create the impression of being lighter-than-air. The effect works; Evett manages to deliver some momentous dialogue with astonishing pungency, all the while balancing his taut figure in the pose of a Greek discus thrower...

Author: By Ariz Posner, | Title: Not the Sum of Its Parts | 5/2/1986 | See Source »

...edge disappeared quickly, however, as Yale finished 1-2 in the 100 (with Harvard's Bamidele Fayemi third), 1-3 in the 800 (Patricia Defries second), and 1-3 in the discus (Mary Lawler second...

Author: By Rich Heise, | Title: Bulldogs Befuddle Tracksters | 4/21/1986 | See Source »

Mary Lawlor led the way in the field events by winning the discus and shot put, and Laura Blodgett out-triple jumped the opposition by more than 38 feet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tracksters Split While Suffering Chill at McCurdy | 4/7/1986 | See Source »

...alcohol industry, found that moderate drinkers have 40% less chance of hospitalization for coronary problems than nondrinkers. Proof may be years away, but one theory is that alcohol helps raise the level of certain cholesterols in the blood that act as cleaning agents for the cardiovascular system. DISCUS, says Cameron, is stepping up efforts to show that "moderate consumption of liquor by normal adults is just as safe as beer and wine, and may even be beneficial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: One Less for the Road? | 5/20/1985 | See Source »

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