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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Kathy Vigna and Jacki Ferrell, the Crimson's number one and two singles players, both had some minor trouble in their matches yet were still able to win rather handily...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Terriers Bark, but Netwomen Bite, 7-2 | 10/4/1986 | See Source »

...didn't want this relatively minor case to hold up the relations," said Gerasimov, clad in a sportshirt emblazonedwith the NBC logo. He added that the Soviets, whoreleased Daniloff two days ago, did so "to removethis obstacle from the road to the summit...

Author: By David J. Barron, | Title: Soviet Official Responds To Foreign Policy Attack | 10/2/1986 | See Source »

...most prominent National Football League rookies -- Dallas Runner Herschel Walker and Buffalo Quarterback Jim Kelly -- have come from a kind of minor league, the dormant U.S.F.L. The preeminent college football player of 1985 -- Auburn's "Bo" Jackson -- has gone to baseball. If the football scouts are right about Jackson's being a "bigger and stronger O.J. Simpson," and the baseball scouts are right about his "Mantle-like speed and power" and "Clemente-like throwing arm," then both sports have been significantly affected by the small events of an Alabama childhood that led to this unlikely choice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bo's Going to Follow His Dream | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

...verdict is expected before next March, a daunting prospect for the two judges, six jurors, two prosecutors and 60-some lawyers working to bring the case to a close. The trial's duration may mean losing some of the minor defendants as their maximum pretrial detention period expires. Perhaps presaging limited results for Palermo, a Mob appeals trial in Naples ended last week with directed acquittals for 114 of 191 defendants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meanwhile, in Palermo . . . | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

Some revisions are minor or obvious. Dated references to streetcars, sleeping powders and the children's game drop the handkerchief will come out. The statement "I like to take a bath," which had been attracting "false" answers from shower lovers, will become "I like to take a bath or a shower...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Face-Lift for a Famous Test | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

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