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Ronald Reagan was stung. Asked about O'Neill's remarks as he was leaving his press conference, the President accused the Speaker of "sheer demagoguery." Reagan recalled the modest frame house his family rented in Dixon, Ill., where he lived from age eight to 13. "We didn't live on the wrong side of the railroad tracks, but we lived so close to them we could hear the whistle real loud. I know very much about the working group. I grew up in poverty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Question of Humbler than Thou | 6/29/1981 | See Source »

Running without the services of Gus Udo, Adam Dixon, Jay Hudson, and seniors Peter Nsiah and Mare Chapus (exam pressures and injuries), the Crimson still managed to rack up a total of four sweeps--100 meters. 400 meters, javelin, high jump--and all but two first places...

Author: By Nick Darienzo, | Title: Thinclads Stomp Yale | 5/11/1981 | See Source »

Four years ago Peter Felske's inner office in Palmer Dixon was a men's shower stall. Women didn't have locker room facilities in the building back then, nor did they have much of a team--at least not by today's standards...

Author: By Marco L. Quazzo, | Title: Womens' Tennis Coach Peter Felskes' Legacy | 5/5/1981 | See Source »

Predictably, the rest of the gold donated to the Harvard cause was given by Adam Dixon in the 500-meter run. Breaking the tape at 3:45.1. Dixon set a new stadium record but fell shy of the meet record by about one second. Dixon might have contributed additional points to the thinclad tally, but he had to run in a series of preliminary heats which precluded an appearance in the 800-meter...

Author: By Daniel S. Benjamin, | Title: Thinclads Take Fifth at the Haptagonals | 5/4/1981 | See Source »

Regardless of the frustrations that accompany being stuck in traffic between Palmer Dixon and Hemingway, or missing practice with one team so that he can attend a pre-season match with the other. Fish admits he has "a compelling, no, a consuming interest in finding out about everything related to both sports...

Author: By Janie Smith, | Title: A Racquet Coach with Jurisdiction Over Two Courts | 5/1/1981 | See Source »

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