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...tied by Georgia Tech during the regular season. Pittsburgh Coach Jackie Sherrill was so confident that his once beaten team could jump from third to first in the national championship polls that he ran the score to 37-9 against South Carolina in the Gator Bowl to impress the judges. Florida State, ranked No. 2, was hoping for an Orange Bowl victory to capture the No. 1 spot, but the Seminoles lost 18-17 when Oklahoma scored a touchdown and a two-point conversion in the final minutes. Thus when the final polls were published, Georgia remained firmly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Vince Dooley's 17-Year Itch | 1/12/1981 | See Source »

...They were good, but they didn't impress us as much as Michigan Tech did," defenseman Alan Litchfield said. "We matched them physically. It was a pretty good game...

Author: By Mike Bass and Bruce Schoenfeld, S | Title: Icemen Drop Two in the West, Stop Duluth Here | 1/5/1981 | See Source »

...what they'll be doing over the weekend," junior Lynda Davis says. "That's why we always look so nice when we come in for parties--it's something we've been planning for and looking forward to all week. It's also our one chance to meet and impress guys; Harvard girls can not only see men every day, but they can also hear about a party, throw on a pair of jeans, and be at the party within five minutes...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: Malice in Wonderland | 12/18/1980 | See Source »

...moment Brown walks on stage, she fills the room with tension and suppressed hatred, anger and deeply buried love. The utter awkwardness of her character's situation increases and emerges more clearly as the dialogue continues. Compulsively smoking, fidgeting with suppressed awkwardness, and the pained twitching of her face impress the overbearing difficulty of her decision to do what she has put off for 25 years...

Author: By Sarah L. Mcvity, | Title: Mamet's Minimums | 12/10/1980 | See Source »

...replaced 19 of the 49 provincial first secretaries. Several provincial governors have been sacked, including one who was under fire from Solidarity. A Roman Catholic member of Parliament, Jerzy Ozdowski, 55, was promoted to Deputy Prime Minister. Although Ozdowski is not active in church affairs, his appointment should impress Poland's enormous Catholic community...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLAND: Playing Russian Roulette | 12/8/1980 | See Source »

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