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Faculty members seemed to see the joint sessions differently. To them, the meetings provided a last chance to change a document that most found objectionable. In fact, several Faculty Council members said the constitution as presently written might not garner a single vote in the council...

Author: By Paul A. Engelmayer, | Title: Considering the Constitution | 10/31/1981 | See Source »

...loser for the second day in a row was reliever Dave "Smoke" Stewart. who came on in the bottom of the 11th and yielded back-to-back singles by Phil Garner and Tony Scott. Cesar Cedeno was then walked to load the bases, and the stage was set for Walling's heroics...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Expos, Yanks Take Openers; A's, Astros Add to Advantage | 10/8/1981 | See Source »

...Andy Griffith's No Time for Sergeants (1958). In fact, Stripes could have been edited down to suit any 1940's or 1950's audiences with very little effort. The two scenes of nudity are utterly superfluous to the plot and were no doubt included simply to garner the R-rating needed to be an "adult comedy," as are Murray's throw-away gag lines about kinky...

Author: By Charles W. Slack, | Title: Ten-SHUN! | 7/3/1981 | See Source »

...wonder about the benefit of high interest rates. Admittedly, we can place our money in ready asset accounts and garner more interest. Meanwhile, we cannot afford to purchase a home because of the 16.5% prevailing mortgage rate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 29, 1981 | 6/29/1981 | See Source »

...among aging stars; flashy because, besides singing and dancing, she trades in high-gloss show-biz bitchery that sometimes approaches the level of All About Eve; riveting because she shows a touching vulnerability about her professional and personal insecurities (she is torching for her ex-husband, played by James Garner). Bacall may or may not be playing Bacall, but who cares? She is obviously a very knowing lady, and there is at least an illusion of depth about the movie as a whole because there is an honest depth in her performance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Distant Love | 6/22/1981 | See Source »

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