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...batwomen were also fortunate on offense yesterday, scoring both their runs on errors by Jumbo fielders. Harvard capitalized on the first Tufts mishap in the second inning, when first baseman Joan Cunningham came home after Tufts' Kris Herman, covering on a bunt, threw the ball into the outfield after trying to get Cunningham at third...

Author: By Kevin Carter, | Title: Batwomen Survive Tufts; Victory Preserves Streak | 4/18/1984 | See Source »

Such cat-and-mouse games caused another mishap last week. The U.S. frigate Harold E. Holt had been shadowing one of the largest ships in the Soviet navy, the 43,000-ton aircraft carrier Minsk, during what the U.S. described as "routine surveillance operations" in the South China Sea. Yet even the Pentagon version of the story suggested that the Holt had been unnecessarily provocative. With the Minsk dead in the water, her engines stopped, the Holt hoisted flags signaling that it was passing the Minsk on the starboard side. The Minsk hoisted flags warning the Holt to stay away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: East-West: Moscow's Muscle Flexing | 4/16/1984 | See Source »

Caldicott said that when U.S. Pershing and Cruise missiles are fully installed in Europe, they will be six minutes away from targets in the Soviet Union. In the event of what she termed an inevitable computer mishap, the missiles could not be recalled in time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Caldicott Charges Nuclear War Is 'Inevitable' Under Reagan | 3/20/1984 | See Source »

Portents of a huge phenomenon are not found exclusively on sales graphs or balance sheets, however. When Jackson's hair was burned in an accident during the filming of a Pepsi-Cola commercial in late January, the mishap made headline news around the world. Once completed, two Pepsi commercials featuring Jackson and his brothers premiered on MTV. The next day on their national morning news shows, CBS, ABC and NBC all aired one or both spots as hot stories, not paid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why He's a Thriller | 3/19/1984 | See Source »

...sloppy at the end," said the Crimson's Arne Duncan, the current Ivy Rookie of the Week who deposited a career high himself this particular night. Coupled with Carrabino's 32, Duncan's 20 points were the saving grace in an otherwise dismal day that began with Ferry's mishap...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Ferry Watches From the Sidelines As Crimson Cagers Nail Lehigh, 87-80 | 2/14/1984 | See Source »

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