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With the grace and poise of champions, the netwomen meticulously, the netwomen meticulously tore apart their outclassed opponents--never allowing the Big Red so much as a flicker of hope...

Author: By John Zilcosky, | Title: Netwomen Smash Cornell, 9-0 | 4/29/1985 | See Source »

Zeno's comments highlight the fact that behind the images of famine, drought and disease that flicker across television screens in the West, there is another cause of Ethiopia's disaster: civil war. Many of the refugees are fleeing not only starvation but the policies of the Communist government of Lieut. Colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam as it pursues a harsh strategy aimed at subduing two long-festering insurgencies centered in the country's northern provinces. In the process, the Soviet-backed government stands accused of violating promises that it made to Western aid donors, particularly the U.S., that it would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ethiopia Flight From Fear | 1/21/1985 | See Source »

Slowly the young woman takes the hand; her serious eyes flicker. She steps into the ceric, womblike cavern, her expression rapt, her hand trembling with the match she holds. Her voice, her own breathing, echoes maddeningly in the cave's depths. Around her, she senses the force of the limitless universe, a power that is oppressive yet seductive--the spirit of "the real India...

Author: By Jane Avrich, | Title: Awakening in India | 1/9/1985 | See Source »

...lights flicker out on another year of sweat, they are threatening to come up at Wrigley Field in Chicago, where the Cubs illuminated last summer with a natural glow. By winning the National League's East Division and taking two quick playoff games from the San Diego Padres, they did momentary damage to a 39-year tradition but promptly squared themselves by blowing three straight to the Padres. God is in heaven, the Cubs are on a losing streak, and all is right with the baseball world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Twilight's Last Gleaming | 1/7/1985 | See Source »

Despite two penalities, Quincy drove down to the Winthrop 10-yard line. A flea-flicker found McNamara in the end zone to give Quincy a six point lead that would last for the rest on the game...

Author: By Matthew H. Joseph, | Title: Kirkland, Quincy Remain Undefeated in House Football | 10/31/1984 | See Source »

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