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"After a loss like that, it's very easy to get distracted," explained Bernstein. He says the team is not doing that. The rowers are out on the water twice a day again, more determined than ever to get that victory back from Wisconsin at the famous Henley Royal Regatta...

Author: By Madhavi Sunder, | Title: Crimson Heavyweights Upset in Nationals | 6/25/1990 | See Source »

"I think I'm going with there was not aquorum," Rauch said. "Regardless of what theexecutive board decided, you couldn't silentlykick people off. Did he announce it when myattention was distracted? I can't buy the silentexpulsion argument."

Author: By Jeffrey C. Wu, | Title: Council Quorum Is Questioned | 5/9/1990 | See Source »

The performers, two men and two women, are as appealing as any cabaret performers. The men wear tuxedos, and the women evening gowns. They strut their stuff on a stage devoid of almost all props--it is bare except for the stools brought on for the occasional duets. The simplicity...

Author: By Daniel J. Lehman, | Title: Sondheim AIDS Show Benefits All | 4/27/1990 | See Source »

With so much going on in Moscow and in the Germanys last week, it was tempting to prejudge the meeting between the foreign ministers of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. as a matter of minor consequence. The Soviets seemed so distracted -- understandably so -- that even as Secretary of State James...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Are These Men Smiling?: James Baker and Eduard Shevardnadze | 2/19/1990 | See Source »

Parks, 47, has the salt-and-pepper hair and gentle, distracted manner of a day player in To Kill a Mockingbird. He was born in Hattiesburg, Miss., during the waning days of World War II. His father was the founder of Dick Parks and the White Swan Serenaders, and when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Town Crier of Weird | 1/22/1990 | See Source »

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