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...unheralded Iowa Hawkeyes, aided by a technical foul and Vince Brookins' free-throw sharpshooting late in the game, upset Syracuse, 88-77, in the semifinals of the NCAA's East Regional basketball championships last night in Philadelphia...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Iowa Deals Shock to Syracuse In NCAA Regional Semi-Final | 3/15/1980 | See Source »

...butyl mercaptan is a light petroleum liquid whose skunklike odor is so foul that it is used for detecting leaks in natural-gas pipelines. Now a Texas entrepreneur named J.W. Small is promoting it as a rape repellent. Rapel, as his $9.95 product is called, is an inch-long plastic cylinder that contains a fragile glass ampoule of the obnoxious fluid. The pencil-thick device can be clipped to the inside of a dress, bra or nightgown; when pressed lightly, the ampoule breaks, releasing the ardor-killing odor. One rape crisis expert frets that Rapel "lulls the user into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Odds & Trends: Odds & Trends | 3/10/1980 | See Source »

Determined to prevent anything from ruining the Curry-Carle testimonial, Raney slipped across court and with Holpuch's help snatched the ball from Bochain, drawing a foul in the scuffle...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Women Hoopsters Slip Past Huskies; Curry Stars in 68-65 Season Finale | 2/28/1980 | See Source »

Harvard managed a slim 32-31 halftime lead even though the home team had 14 more foul shots than the visitors. Blame bad foul shooting, terrible rebounding and fatigue...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Cagers Down Dartmouth, 71-62; Fleming Soars for 24 More | 2/27/1980 | See Source »

...kicker, Ruffino charged guard Robert Taylor with a technical foul two minutes later, claiming the over-zealous defender had stepped over the end line and illegally interfered with the Princeton inbounds...

Author: By Mark D. Director, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Officials Snap Technicals on Harvard; Tigers Cage 68-56 Lackluster Win | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

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