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Emotional flip-flop...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Stickwomen Tie With Yale, 0-0 | 11/18/1978 | See Source »

Thus began a flip-flop career as John caught one pass on the varsity as a sophomore. His junior year he was back at safety and eventually started against Penn and Yale. He was working out over the summer to pack on some extra weight in order to play safety this year when Restic called him at home in California to tell him about the Big Switch. At this point, quips Scott, "yeah, you were sipping a Tequila Sunrise at the beach when you got the call...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: The M(a)cLeod 'Brothers': Nos. 23 and 43 Are OK | 11/16/1978 | See Source »

...California. Up to primary day, Jerry Brown opposed Proposition 13; when it was approved, he became an overnight convert and began to talk as if the whole thing had been his idea in the first place. People laughed and scoffed, but Brown seems to have survived the flip-flop with votes to spare. The latest survey shows him 25 points ahead of his lackluster Republican opponent, State Attorney General Evelle Younger, whose campaign style is unkindly compared to a mashed-potato sandwich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Tax-Slashing Campaign | 10/23/1978 | See Source »

...match turned into a big flop as the Big Green swept both the singles and doubles contests without losing a set. That's right, not even...

Author: By Laura E. Schanberg, | Title: Netwomen Drop Final Match As Dartmouth Dominates, 9-0 | 5/11/1978 | See Source »

...story doesn't have a conventional happy ending. That's a worry." To minimize disaster, should it occur, NBC has scheduled the mini-series a week before the beginning of the fiercely competitive and all-important Nielsen sweeps. "I had dreams of glory for King [a ratings flop]." says Klein, "but now I'm hardened. Even if Holocaust does badly, it will still reach 25 million people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Reliving the Nazi Nightmare | 4/17/1978 | See Source »

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