Word: lasts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...overhauled Ohio State's antique offensive tactics. When he was at Iowa State, his teams were noted for passing. The Buckeyes seem headed for a similar reputation. They have already tripled the number of passing touchdowns and after eight games were only 124 yds. short of last season's total yardage...
...Last week, however, Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn told Mays to say goodbye to baseball. Kuhn's edict came after Mays decided to sign a ten-year contract worth more than $1 million with Bally Manufacturing Corp. to make public appearances on behalf of the firm's new Atlantic City casino. Such a close tie with a gambling organization, Kuhn ruled, "is not in the best interests of baseball," and he told Mays that if he works for Bally, he must give up his job with the Mets...
...Establishment, Fast (4 last week) 2. The Dead Zone, King (2) 3. Jailbird, Vonnegut (3) 4. Triple, Follett (1) 5. Sophie's Choice, Styron (6) 6. The Last Enchantment, Stewart (5) 7. Shadow of the Moon, Kaye (9) 8. The Executioner's Song, Mailer 9. War and Remembrance, Wouk 10. The Green Ripper, MacDonald...
...they feel stronger and more confident. Stacey Bentley, 23, a body-building champion who moved from Philadelphia to train at Gold's, says she has become a better athlete. "I hadn't skied for a while," said the 5 ft. 2 in. competitor, "but when I did last winter, it felt like I had shock absorbers in my legs. It was wonderful." Others lift weights simply because they want to look better. Says Pete Grymkowski, owner of Gold's and currently Mr. World: "There's that Raquel Welch image they'd like: wide shoulders, slim...
Politics, moreover, has fashioned what has begun to seem like a permanent alliance with show business itself. In season, the same names that decorate the gossip columns and Variety begin popping up in political chronicles. Last week a squiblet on Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin turned out to be a note about a Boston fund raiser for Ronald Reagan. Singer Glen Campbell, it seems, is slated to give a benefit concert for John Connally. From the White House, via a guest list for a recent campaign dinner, comes word that supporters of the Carter-Mondale team include Johnny Cash, Willie...