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...first won the heavyweight title in 1964 on a seventh-round knockout of Sonny Liston. Stripped of the crown in 1967 after he refused to serve in the military, he regained it in his eight-round knockout of George Foreman in the Kinshasa, Zaire, "Rumble in the Jungle" of 1974. After losing to Leon Spinks in 1978, Ali regained the title for an unprecendented third time when he defeated Spinks later that year...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Ali to Speak Saturday for Class of '75 | 6/3/1980 | See Source »

...they play? I'm not a hockey fan." Laurence S. Grafstein, faithful Maple Leaf devotee: "Flyers in six. No, I mean the Islanders." Jeff Toobin, sports editor: "The Islanders have to win." Alexandra Korry, former managing editor and neo-hockey fan: "Definitely the Islanders." Patrick R. Sorrento '69, shop foreman and former terror of the Beacon Buddies of Lynde St.: "Islanders...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: The I's Have It--So Far | 5/13/1980 | See Source »

Similar opinions are held by some of the patrons of Mat's Wine-ing Wench Pub, a friendly saloon with a pool table, pinball machines and a clientele that consists almost entirely of ironworkers employed at T.M.I. "Much ado about nothing," said Charles Hummel, a foreman, as he discussed people's worries about radiation. "The situation was never as bad as the press claimed it was," said a tall, mustachioed man whose T shirt bore an indelicate reference to Iran. "Nobody was killed. Nobody was even hurt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Energy: Legacy off Three Mile Island | 3/24/1980 | See Source »

Sybylla's story, which takes place in turn-of-the-century Austrialia, is based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Miles Foreman. The rugged setting reinforces Sybylla's spirited independence, which manifests itself in a need to pursue her identity through writing--a persistent calling that prevents her from surrendering to her love for a man. When Harry Beecham first proposes to her, Sybylla asks him to wait for two years so that she may explore the world and live on her own. When he needs her, she promises, she will marry him; and she professes her love...

Author: By Esme C. Murphy, | Title: An Almost-Brilliant Movie | 3/21/1980 | See Source »

...Muhammad Ali is no longer the fighter he once was. A young and enthusiastic Cassius Clay, with the quick hands and feet that never touched the canvas, has become a chunky Muhammad Ali. The stomach muscles that withstood the barrages of Floyd Patterson, Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier and George Foreman now hang over his belt. The face which had never been cut, unmarked all these years, was split open in a sparring session last week. Time has taken its toll...

Author: By Mike Bass, | Title: No More Float and Sting | 3/14/1980 | See Source »

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