Word: glads
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...miles away. Anyone on the International Olympic Committee who thought that politics has nothing to do with the Games should have sampled the crowd's ear-splitting roar: "U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!" The feisty young American players began by raising their sticks toward the rafters in an eruption of glad amazement, and ended by arcing them into the cheering crowd for souvenirs...
...Harvard, Stanley divided his time between research--focusing on United States-Philippine relations in the 20th century--and his teaching abilities. At Carleton, Stanley has been forced to abandon daily teaching for administrative work, but from what his associates say, he's made the adjustment perfectly. "I'm glad we got him," says Jean Phillips, associate dean of students. "He's a breath of fresh air." Stanley is responsible for a great deal of Carleton's daily functioning as well as for serious, long-term academic planning. "I'm a micro-Rosovsky," he explains, a teaching/scholarly dean whose primary responsibility...
...damn glad that President Carter has embargoed grain sales to the Soviets [Jan. 21]. It is high time we stopped feeding our enemies in the pursuit of profit. If the Soviets want to feed their people, let them beat their tanks and cannons into plowshares...
Among blue-collar youths, support for draft registration seems to be even higher. In Boston, for instance, Carpenter Daniel Avenell, 20, declared: "I would be glad to go and be in the front lines-and I do mean the front." Said Bartender Aengus O'Leary, 20: "Registration is a good idea. People are panicking about a draft, but I think they should serve their country." The blue-collar youths, however, voice one all-important reservation: this time there should be no exemptions-if anybody goes, everybody should...
...will never be a classically elegant skater: her body is too small for the sculptured reach that accents the intricacies of the tricks she performs. But she will always be lightning fast and agile. Says she of what will be her last Olympic meeting with Poetzsch: "I'm glad it's in the States. I'll feel more comfortable. But it's hard going in as the favorite. The underdog has it easier, nothing to lose and a lot to gain. If I can just realize that the world doesn't end if I have a silver...