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...Cambridge. The AAU customarily picks up travelling expenses for U.S. Team members. Hogshead agreed that "three months is zero," but both she and Woodhead expressed some mild disappointment that the strongest U.S. team wasn't present. AAU officials and U.S. team coach Jack Nelson tried to downplay the effect of the suspensions on the meet by keeping no running team scores and saying things like. "Let's concentrate on the swimmers that are here." But you just can't rob a bunch of 14 and 15 year old girls of their team spirit; after Saturday night's finals, for instance...

Author: By John S. Bruce and Robert Grady, S | Title: Conduct Unbecoming | 1/8/1979 | See Source »

...like to throw more sophistication into nudity," Chada said, adding that he hoped to downplay the "beach-boy" image in the future...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Playgirl Searches For 'Harvard-types' To Pose in April | 12/12/1978 | See Source »

...Crimson itself acknowledged that there are "risks" in accepting Brustein's plan, but it chose to downplay those risks. It seems that those students who hail Brustein's appointment as a major achievement are basing their optimism on two very tenuous assumptions...

Author: By Stephen J. Toope, | Title: Brustein Boosters, Beware | 12/5/1978 | See Source »

Bishop Topel has always turned his salary back to the diocese. But ten years ago, after Vatican II emphasized the need for the Catholic Church to bear witness to poverty and downplay priestly perquisites, trappings and titles generally, Bishop Topel during a prayer retreat "suddenly got the conviction that God wanted me to move into a smaller house. I wanted to live like the poor, and that's the way it's been ever since." He even manages to turn over to the needy some money from his Social Security check...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Spokane: A Pauperish Yet Princely Churchman | 11/13/1978 | See Source »

...twines for every game since opening day in 1976, and her stats have been every bit as amazing as the Crimson's turnaround. The K-House senior has notched 20 shutouts en route to a 25-7-6 mark, and although she's the first to modestly downplay her contribution to the squad's success, the kudos continues to roll...

Author: By Jon Ledecky, | Title: Debi's Dream Comes True | 10/31/1978 | See Source »

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