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...second half was even more frantic than the first, and proved disasterous for the Crimson rimsters. When the dust cleared the score stood at a final 78-55, and three factors emerged clear...

Author: By Sara J. Nicholas, | Title: Hoopsters Fall to UMass; Rebounding Is Key Factor | 12/4/1980 | See Source »

...October, the discrepancies between Wirthlin's findings and those of the published surveys created a near panic in the Reagan camp. Under pressure from their colleagues, Wirthlin and his assistants spent a frantic three days reviewing their numbers and techniques. They decided they were right, but Caddell, for one, still believes that they had Reagan too far ahead too early...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Where the Polls Went Wrong | 12/1/1980 | See Source »

Composer Stephen Oliver was still doing his orchestrations during the last dress rehearsals, but when Nicholas Nickleby was drawn together for its opening last June, all the frantic arranging and joining suddenly appeared to be seamless. "I felt I could even walk into a scene I wasn't normally part of," remarks Suzanne Bertish, a young actress who does hilarious turns as a comely, coy actress and a provincial harridan. "The acting was that deep, that explored...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Raising the Dickens in London | 11/24/1980 | See Source »

...miles to six key states ("I need you, I need you, help us!" he implored the crowds) before touching down in Georgia's dawn fog on Tuesday morning so that he could vote in Plains. His throat was raspy. His right hand was scratched red from ceaseless, frantic "pressing the flesh" with the throngs that met him. He had put on pancake makeup to cover the red blotches on his face, but the signs of weariness showed through. He had scarcely slept since the latest hostage maneuvering broke early Sunday morning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Reagan Coast-to-Coast | 11/17/1980 | See Source »

...study of the disorder, estimates that "up to 20% of women on college campuses are involved in some degree in bulimia and purging." A study at Ohio State University produced an even higher estimate: 30%. Johnson reports some colleges have informal groups of women who "pig out" regularly in frantic feasting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Eating Binges | 11/17/1980 | See Source »

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