Word: misses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...threatened late in the second half. Winger Tony Clair's shot hit the goalpost for the Terriers in a very near miss. Harvard's Diaz nearly connected toward the end of the stanza with a blistering kick, but goalie Friedman made an outstanding save for the home team, sending the game into overtime...
...that man bothering you, miss? You should come inside and get warm. You can call a taxi from the station." The good guy is all concern. And you follow him inside to the coffee and doughnuts. That man has bothered you. Not the way the good guys think, just made you mad and miserable and aching-bitter as bones that never have a dry spot to rest on Sunday nights. But you and the good guys are on the same side, really. And with them you don't get confronted by anything that makes you uncomfortable. So maybe...
After a meeting with Egypt's Sadat in Cairo last week, P.L.O. Chairman Yasser Arafat notified his staffs in Beirut to devise some ways to get to Geneva, even if that meant less direct representation than they felt entitled to. Otherwise, he warned, they might miss a one-shot chance and be forced into another 30-year struggle for their rights. One thing was certain, however, despite the talk of compromise. "If any Palestinians try to go to Geneva without our approval," a P.L.O. official in New York told TIME last week, "they will be assassinated. We absolutely will...
When Billy Carter showed up in Boston to pick a winner in the Miss Piggy's Pizza Beauty Pageant, a woman reporter asked him: "Is there anything you won't do for money?" "Yes," cracked the President's brother, "but if you proposition me, I'll do it for free." Next question: "How much money are you being paid to be here?" Answer (amiably): "That ain't none of your damned business...
...attractions are less expensive--they're free--and are also pleasant concerts of appealing and interesting works. The NEC Conservatory Repertory Orchestra performs Berlioz's Overture to "Beatrice and Benedict," Debussy's "Iberia," and Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony" on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Jordan Hall, Boston. Don't miss that. Composer-flutist John Heiss is presenting a recital of contemporary American works on Monday--same time, same place. "A Musical Offering by J. S. Bach," at King's Chapel, Sunday at 5 p.m., features performances on original instruments at baroque pitch with early tunings. Again in Jordan Hall...