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Though Witt won, she was not the judges' favorite Saturday night. That distinction went to perky Elizabeth Manley of Canada. Manley, who has a history of inconsistent performances, was all confidence despite a brush with the flu earlier in the week. Smiling broadly as she landed a triple jump early on, Manley skated an exciting, lively routine that drew her compatriots to their feet. The experts echoed the hometown excitement. Seven of the nine judges ranked Manley first on the free-style program, which counts for 50% of the total score. It was enough to give Manley the silver, leaving...
...skaters and their determined entourages. In the days leading up to the final competition, controversy erupted over Witt's outfits, notably a blue costume that some thought was sliced provocatively high along the thigh. "We're here to skate in a dress, not a G-string," huffed Manley's coach, Peter Dunfield. Witt met the commotion with calm. "We wear costumes that enhance the music," she said. "Why shouldn't we stress what is attractive?" But the flap seemed to give Witt and her coach second thoughts. In the short program, the costume appeared modified, with a heavier fringe...
...being a marxist, I have never belonged to a marxist or even a socialist party. If the author of your red-baiting article was troubled by the fact that I was a special advisor to Prime Minister Michael Manley he should have attended my highly critical lecture on the Manley regime. Better still, he should have been manly enough to ask me directly just what was the nature of my advice to the Prime Minister. This, too, is no secret, since I have published widely on the subject. There was really no need for the diatribist to have cornered...
...zero. It announced that the library and center will be built in Southern California instead. Christopher and Stanford President Donald Kennedy expressed disappointment, but some saw the withdrawal as a victory for academic integrity. "A lot of people will be full of elation tonight," said Political Science Professor John Manley...
...sororities when after drinking heavily, she fell from a bridge. And in Texas, Kappa Alpha Rusty Combes, 26, won a $21 million out- of-court settlement for injuries sustained in an auto accident after a fraternity blowout. Along with the plain human tragedy, notes Cincinnati Attorney Robert Manley, such disasters have "the potential for bankrupting every fraternity in the country." The societies know it, and the bottom line of ruinous insurance payouts and premiums has pushed them to clean up their...