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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...same thing happened in '75 and '76, when the meet was held first at Cleveland State and then at Brown. Almost all the records fell the first year, and practically none the second, even though the latter was an Olympic year...

Author: By John S. Bruce, | Title: Scoring in Cleveland | 3/23/1979 | See Source »

...Tillie's genius is in her strength of will, as is the case with many artists. She overcame or outlasted the obstacles which came across her path. During her silence she never lost faith. "I was always a writer, I never wrote myself off." More specifically she never fell prey to what she termed "the two great excuses": self doubt, or circumstance. "Some people say, 'If only I had gone to this school,' or, 'If only I hadn't gotten married...,' or even worse, 'Perhaps I was only kidding myself, I can't write.' Fortunately I never had these doubts...

Author: By Julius Sviokla, | Title: The Survival of Tillie Olsen | 3/21/1979 | See Source »

...difficult to judge her abilities, although people could have at least been drilled to allieviate sloppy execution. One number, "Sahara Stomp" was good, using well-rehearsed, technically simple ensemble movements. The music to this, with its heavy beat, was also more successful, avoiding the blandness Schulman often fell into...

Author: By Alice A. Brown, | Title: Mummy Never Knew | 3/15/1979 | See Source »

...fourth leading scorer and the number five rebounder in the Ivy league, Lawrence had all the stats to legitimately join the elite five. However, Princeton's team leader, senior Bob Roma deserved promotion to first team status after two years on the second team. This team, he fell just one vote short...

Author: By Laura E. Schanberg, | Title: Ivy League Turns To Laurels | 3/14/1979 | See Source »

...latest energy shocks make a recession in 1979 more likely than ever. The downturn may also come sooner than originally thought, a possibility reinforced by another Government report: the index of leading economic indicators fell by a sharp 1.2% in January, the third consecutive monthly decline...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Energy: The Oil Squeeze of '79 | 3/12/1979 | See Source »

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