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...withstood Woods' aerial barrage (56 passes) by allowing receivers to come underneath their zone while denying them the long gain. In addition, on obvious passing plays, the Crimson defensive backs would switch from zones to man-to-man coverage, relying on their speed to keep up with Princeton's fastest...

Author: By Marco L. Quazzo, | Title: Deep-Sixing the Tigers | 10/25/1982 | See Source »

...expect to have more winners than losers." Over the years, bankrupt or desperate companies have indeed occasionally revived under new management. Typical of such born-agains is Toys R Us, which re-emerged from the bankruptcy of its parent, Interstate Stores, in 1978 to become one of the fastest growing retailers in the U.S.: 1981 sales $783 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Failure Fund | 10/11/1982 | See Source »

Even undergraduates not charged with great responsibility say they have enjoyed their headquarters work Mare O. Litt '84, has helped with advance work for the Dukakis campaign, occasionally driving to the site of a speaking engagement several times beforehand to see which route will be fastest. Says Litt of the rewards for hard work: "When I follow Dukakis to an interview, I see what he says during the talk, what they place that night on the news and what they print the next morning in the paper I have learned a lot about how the media covers campaigns...

Author: By Jacob M. Schlesinger, WITH THE CRIMSON STAFF | Title: Jumping on Bandwagons | 10/8/1982 | See Source »

...district clearly needs a fix of some kind. Once one of the state's fastest-growing areas, with an enviable mix of farming and light and heavy industry, it is suffering the worst battering since the Depression. Unemployment among workers, nearly 50% of them blue collar, is running above the state average of 12.5% in four of the district's five counties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The House: Political Genes and Reaganomics | 10/4/1982 | See Source »

...resemblance to Reagan--city investment and incentive programs have provided 20 real estate corporations with over $330 million in uncollected taxes. Koch's tax incentive programs cost New Yorkers $174 million in fiscal year 1982, which has led a city councilwoman to report that "these tax giveaways are the fastest growing expenditure item in the city budget...

Author: By Frrel T. Louis, | Title: Big Apple Reaganomics | 9/27/1982 | See Source »

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