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What I mean is that a taller building was built in another city. That city is Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, not the first place that comes to mind when the conversation turns to the subject of imposing skylines. Chicago fought tooth and nail to avoid being dropped to the second slot. Apparently, its boosters do not look forward to driving an out-of-town visitor past the Sears Tower and saying, "To find a building taller than that, my friend, you'd have to go to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EDIFICE COMPLEX | 4/29/1996 | See Source »

Three times a Yale player knocked a ball out of the infield only to see one of Harvard's outfielders--Kreuder twice and Franzese once--nail the runner at first or force someone out at second...

Author: By David S. Griffel, | Title: Softball Breaks Out of Slump | 4/16/1996 | See Source »

WITH A SUSPECT IN CUStody, the team of man hunters could fan out across the country, to universities, hotels, bus depots, trying to retrace his steps, reconstruct the past 18 years of his life and nail down the case against the man they believe is America's most wanted killer. They could also savor the vindication that he fit their expectations so uncannily. He was, as they had surmised, a white male, middle-aged, a loner whom no one would miss if he vanished for weeks at a time. An ideal neighbor who kept to himself--just as the entire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UNABOMBER: TRACKING DOWN THE UNABOMBER | 4/15/1996 | See Source »

...getting on base has been a struggle for the team so far. Reinhard, a co-captain, hit first with Franzese batting second in both games.... The longest play of the year occurred on a rundown in the seventh inning of the second game, as Harvard used five throws to nail a runner trying to advance from second to third. For those of you scoring at home, the play went 8-2-5-4-3-9.... Harvard left eight runners on base in the second game, five of them in scoring position. URI 3 Harvard 6 URI 7 Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Softball Splits Pair With URI | 4/3/1996 | See Source »

Higdon provided the nail in the coffin, wristing the rebound of his original shot past Owen for the final 5-2 score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Streak Is Over! | 3/9/1996 | See Source »

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