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...theirs is the mentality of postcards that show a bald Reagan in nothing but his sweatsocks. At the beginning of the play, Nixon spends 10 inept minutes hemming and hawing the words "Testing: one, two, three...uh...uh...four," while fumbling with a tape that keeps blasting out the Goldberg variations. Nostalgically, he reminisces about all the dopey things he loved to do as President. These memories include sitting at his desk "with the fireplace running and the air-conditioning on" and inviting over Redskins stars on the white phone while discussing bombing Cuba with Kissinger on the red phone...

Author: By Jane Avrich, | Title: Lacking Any Honor | 2/14/1984 | See Source »

Junior Jennifer Goldberg reversed Byrd's efforts, winning that one-meter diving event with a score of 250.28 and placing third in the three-meter struggle...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Women's Swimming | 2/6/1984 | See Source »

Here the results: One-Meter Diving 1.Jennifer Goldberg, Harvard 443.30 2.Shannon Byrd, Harvard 404.75 3.Sue Bales, Boston College 400.40 Three-Meter Diving 1.Jennifer Goldberg, Harvard 463.40 2.Shannon Byrd, Harvard 451.50 3.Sue Bales, Boston College 438.85 200 Medley Relay 1.Boston University 1:51.33 2.Boston College 1:53.18 3.Harvard 1:56.96 500 Freestyle 1.Regina Reber, Boston University 5:06.04 2.Mary Kennedy, Boston College 5:08.30 3.Jeanne Floyd, Harvard 5:14.41 200 Individual Medley 1.Dee Dee Mayer, Boston University 2:14.86 2.Elaine Sang, Harvard 2:15.13 3.Marie Ciepiela, Harvard 2:15.83 100 Freestyle 1.Sue Kitchen Boston University 53:85 2.Mary Kennedy, Boston College...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Aquawomen Swim to Second at GBC's While Boston University Sprints to First | 2/2/1984 | See Source »

...Colleague Louise Fletcher (who is unpersuasive as a threat to his marriage, incidentally) have developed a Rube Goldberg earmuff device that permits the transfer of thoughts and feelings from one brain to another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Raking Up the Autumn Leavings | 10/17/1983 | See Source »

...specials," and newcomers are dazzled by their charm and possibilities. Young homeowners cannot afford to have tradesmen restore them, so they hammer and paint in their own spare time. Conversation at backyard barbecues focuses not on which country club is the "right" one but on discoveries like Rube Goldberg plumbing in the bathroom or death-house wiring in the basement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Welcome to Ruburbia | 9/12/1983 | See Source »

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