Word: nearings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...those games that is extra-hard to lose. After playing near their peak for over an hour, the Crimson stickwomen finally broke down and allowed a goal by Springfield's Lisa DiStefano with 5:50 remaining that sent them to the showers disappointed, 1-0 losers...
Lebanese government sources said two of the Syrian planes crashed in flames near the airport, and their pilots parachuted to safety. The other two reportedly went down farther into the hills...
...himself as a sound, simple man of the region: he keeps up ties with relatives and friends there, and he concentrated investments from his considerable income (probably close to $1 million a year) in the area. Among his holdings: a record store in Bologna and an office building near Modena...
Later, on the terrace near a stone fountain he designed himself, Pavarotti presides boisterously over a table that rarely has fewer than 14 or 16 guests around it. Over plates of polenta (cornmeal porridge), sausage and pork in a thick gravy, washed down with Lambrusco, the talk moves from local politics to musical gossip: the burglary of Herbert von Karajan's Saint-Tropez villa, or the scheduling problems caused by the love affair of two internationally known singers...
Winding up a wearisome week, President Carter suffered yet another setback. Running in a 6.2-mile foot race near Camp David, he became tired after 3½ miles and had to drop out. Nothing to worry about, said his physician, Dr. William Lukash, since the President is in good health. After resting, Carter joined the other runners at a picnic and praised the joys of jogging...