Word: marshalled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...jumped out to an early lead, winning five out of the first six events, but Harvard managed to stay close, due to the gutsy performance of long-distance freestyler Shelby Calvert. The junior from the Marshal Islands--who recently transferred from West Point--swam back-to-back races, placing first in the 1000-yd. free (10:46) and second in the 200-yd. freestyle by a scant four seconds. Ironwoman Calvert later won the 500 free in 5:13 as Harvard dominated the long-distance events...
...related and perhaps even more astonishing event has been the resurrection of a legendary patriotic figure after decades of official oblivion: Marshal Jozef Pilsudski, the military hero who was a bitter foe of the Soviet Union and the person the Poles consider the father of their modern country. As chief of state in 1920, Pilsudski repulsed a Soviet invasion by routing the advancing Red Army at the Battle of Warsaw...
...bourgeois dictator" and an "agent of the Western powers." Although he ran a tough military government from 1926 to 1935, when he died, Pilsudski remained a symbol of proud Polish nationalism. Poles were galvanized last week as the state-owned television suddenly broadcast flickering newsreels of the Marshal and played the marching songs so closely associated with his career...
Also REAGAN over CARTER, the DODGERS over the YANKS, and BUFFALO over the spread. Plus, THE SPACE SHUTTLE conquers THE ELEMENTS, RUSSIA turns back NAPOLEON and the METS win the '69 series. And, WAYNE MEISEL, PAUL-ALEXANDER, RICH YU and MARIO TEIXEIRA will win Harvard class marshal elections...
...races Koivumaki described as "quite close," Wayne W. Meisel of Eliot House was elected first marshall for Harvard, and Dana A. Warren of Winthrop House was elected Radcliffe's first marshal. The other Radcliffe marshals include Toni E. Anderson, of Mather House; Brenda C. Harper, of Kirkland House; and Natalia Martin, of Leverett House...