Word: lightweight
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...between the two men has often been more a matter of style than substance. Dour and woefully inarticulate, Rabin has frequently been outshone by Peres, 53, an elegant, personable and cultivated man of the world, whose eloquence is legendary in Israel. Though sometimes dismissed by U.S. diplomats as a lightweight, Peres is in fact a hardheaded, pragmatic and dedicated statesman. Not even his worst enemies would begrudge him credit for his critical contribution to Israel's formidable defense establishment...
Saturday morning was sunny and warm, but it was not so bright for the Radcliffe lightweight crew as they dropped a disappointing season-opener to Andover, in action on the Charles...
Against Andover's JV lightweight boat, Radcliffe fared much better. The Crimson number four shell, a novice crew, had the power to outdistance the "preppies" and win their first sprint of the season...
...ONLY assume that Erich Segal's goal in life is to be dipped in bronze and mounted somewhere on the Harvard campus. I, for one, would be happy to gratify that wish. Apparently unsatisfied with Love Story, the classic mawkish, lightweight novel, Segal has unloaded a sequel. But for all his insipid sentimentality about Harvard and his nauseatingly self-conscious style, Segal is no fool. Oliver's Story is selling like hotcakes, and Rona Barrett is probably spreading rumors about how much Ryan O'Neal wants for the inevitable film version...
...Lightweight crew at Radcliffe is getting some heavy participation. The Crimson lightweights are overflowing with talented oarswomen, enough to fill four and one-half boats. Thirty-six women have taken to the Charles in pursuit of victory...