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Word: meters (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Diving has almost become a given for Harvard, with most of the competition lately arising between Crimson sophomores Jenny Greene and Lisa Pierce. On Saturday, Greene kept her unbeaten string alive with victories on both the 1 and 3-meter boards, and has now won eight consecutive competitions...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: Aquawomen Dip B.U., 166-102 | 12/15/1986 | See Source »

...placed fifth in the NCAA cross country championships last month) and James Russell both qualified for the New England Intercollegiate Athletic Association of America Championships--Russell with a 64-ft., 4 1/2-in. throw in the 35-lb. weight event, and Gompers with a 3:52.49 victory in the 1500-meter...

Author: By Lori J. Lakin, | Title: Sportswrap | 12/8/1986 | See Source »

...Mount Auburn Street at a fast speed and swerved to avoid a car that pulled out from in front of Sage's Jr. Market. The driver lost control of the vehicle while passing through the intersection and collided into a brick wall of the church, knocking down a parking meter...

Author: By Vio Barco, | Title: Driver Injured As Car Swerves Into St. Paul's | 12/5/1986 | See Source »

Harvard triumphed in nine of the 11 swimming events, including both relays. Brown managed to keep the score respectable with one-two finishes in both the 1- and 3-meter diving contests...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: Aquamen Bruise Bruins, 70-43 | 12/3/1986 | See Source »

...when an upstairs neighbor died. As he runs his errands, Bundy notices that other dogs no longer pay any attention to his faithful companion: "One by one, as Bundy's dog grew older, the younger ones ignored him. He might have been a stuffed animal leashed to a parking meter. The human parallel was too disturbing for Bundy to dwell on it." But dwell on it he does: "Impersonally appraised, in terms of survival the two of them were pretty much at a standoff: the dog was better fleshed out, but Bundy was the heartier eater...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Rising Cost of Living Collected Stories, 1948-1986 | 12/1/1986 | See Source »

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