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...force in Judy's life. She swears to honor and obey the Army just as she made those same vows to her two husbands. Instead of mistreatment from someone she loves, Judy receives abuse--physical and mental--from a bunch of strangers in green uniforms. She's shoved, almost head-first, out of a bus; she's pummeled by a soldier who steals her blanket; she's savagely tossed out of bed; she's forced to clean toilets with her toothbrush. When her condescending, over-protective parents arrive to rescue her from the base, Judy, confronted with the choice...

Author: By Jacob V. Lamar, | Title: Mrs. Grunt | 10/18/1980 | See Source »

Field's current plans for post-graduate work range from a head-first plunge into the media market to a two-year stint at business school, to "postpone the decision...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Academics or Athletics: A Question of Priorities | 10/30/1979 | See Source »

...stubby forward, barreling towards the net, clicked with a deflection to make the score 4-2, then promptly crashed, head-first, into the right post (with a little help from surrounding Canadiens...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, | Title: Bruins Blast Canadiens, 5-2, Force Deciding Seventh Game | 5/9/1979 | See Source »

...Brown went on. "We made very, very few last year early, and we've made a few this year. Also, Charlie Santos-Buch has been hurt, and that killed us. He's a good glove and a good hitter, but he also gives us the spark you need--the head-first slide, or the diving catch...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: What's Wrong, Brownie? | 5/4/1979 | See Source »

...many observers, the worst aspect of Rupert Murdoch's head-first plunge into the New York media biz two years ago was the possible impact of his sex-and-violence, paper-hawking outlook on the Village Voice. So far it hasn't been too bad, although the past few weeks exhibit a discouraging trend. Certainly the damage hasn't been as complete as the devastation Murdoch brought to the New York Post and New York magazine. In the first year of the mad magnate's reign, the Voice went for hotter, sexier cover stories, but then came a period during...

Author: By Andrew T. Karron and Andrew Multer, S | Title: Jerry and Rupert | 3/4/1978 | See Source »

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