Word: montreal
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Back in 1976, when Jerry Ford was still President and Shirley Babashoff was still queen of American women's swimming, the muscular mermaids from the German Democratic Republic capped their dramatic rise to aquatic supremacy by taking 11 of 13 gold medals at the Montreal Olympics. This past summer, a band of upstart teenagers from the U.S., weaned on heavy weight-training programs and enticed by the prospect of increasingly available college scholarships, startled more than a few people at the World Championships in West Berlin by swiping nine gold medals while their supposedly awesome rivals managed only...
...BostonRed Sox, in an austerity move, trade sluggers Carlton Fisk. Fred Lynn and Dwight Evans, along with their entire starting pitching staff, to the Montreal Expos for utility infielder Coco LaBoy and an organist to be named later. Managing general partner Haywood Sullivan denies that the players were traded because of any personality disputes. Gov. Edward J. King retaliates by sending in 2500 storm troopers to "desensitize" the area around Fenway Park, and raises the drinking age in the area to 57. "The people have spoken, and they're ripshit," King says...
...this weekend's second annual U.S.A. Women's International Swimming Competition was over, however, a perky group of U.S. teenagers, undaunted by the absence of some of their speediest countrywomen because of suspension by the Amateur Athletic Union (see page three), managed to avoid a repeat of the 1976 Montreal fiasco and provide a semblance of respectability to the American effort...
...with the situation on many American campuses--especially Ivy League campuses--where students perceive real or imagined class divisions and divergent interests. Along with a boycott of classes, the Canadian strike was marked by succesful and well-organized marches. On November 23, 1500 students marched through the streets of Montreal and occupied the offices of the provincial minister of education until he agreed to meet with representatives of the students. The NUS was an important force behind the march...
...Montreal 4, N.Y. Islanders...