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...leader," Harvard receivers coach Mack Singleton says. "He's a quiet leader. You don't have to be a rah-rah guy to lead. He leads by example. He works hard. When we run the mile [in preseason], he's always first...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Not Big or Fast, But Crafty | 11/19/1987 | See Source »

Boulware said the airplane "is on its back. The tail cone is about 300 yards away. The aircraft is broken amidships. The fuselage split open." Visibility was down to one-eighth of a mile, he said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Continental Jet Crashes in Snowstorm | 11/16/1987 | See Source »

...drama of the radioactive junkyard is far from over. Doctors will watch ! the survivors closely, particularly for signs of leukemia and skin cancer. The event may have other repercussions as well. Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Goiania have all shown that nuclear accidents can happen. Doctors are confident that they can meet medical needs in small incidents. However, larger accidents require more technology and resources than any one country can provide. "It would be irresponsible not to take advantage of what we, the Soviets and the Brazilians have learned," says Gale. "We should pool that knowledge." Grim practice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: A Battle Against Deadly Dust | 11/16/1987 | See Source »

Though she was only a novice sailor, Aebi took the boat. Last week she triumphantly returned to New York harbor, completing a 29-month, 27,000-mile circumnavigation. Aebi unwittingly jeopardized her chance to be the youngest person ever to make the trip alone when she gave a friend a ride from Pago Pago to Western Samoa, a distance of only 75 miles. Still, setting records was not the point. Said her father, as the champagne flowed: "She's become a very accomplished person...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sailing: A True Rite Of Passage | 11/16/1987 | See Source »

Anyway, the game started, and I noticed that only one WCHC announcer had arrived--the "color man" was missing. This one guy was having a devil of a time by himself, spouting play-by-play a mile a minute at the same time he tried to give some background on the game...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: 'Ready, You're on the Air' | 11/12/1987 | See Source »

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