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...Texas and told him to take charge. Rostenkowski did, but only after snatching the gavel away from embarrassed Majority Leader Carl Albert. Two years later, Albert, then Speaker, vetoed Rostenkowski's nomination as majority whip. Rostenkowsi's golf buddy Tip O'Neill of Massachusetts got the nod instead and went on to become Speaker. Last November the whip's position was again within Rostenkowski's reach, but O'Neill needed a staunch loyalist to chair Ways and Means. Though a stranger to the fine points of the tax code, Mayor Daley...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sultan of Swap | 6/1/1981 | See Source »

NOTEBOOKIvy League tournament honors were passed out this weekend. Senior Betty Ippolito won an all-Ivy nod for her 8for 16 weekend. Honorable mentions went to junior Elaine Holpuch. Who batted,429: junior Gill Raney, who batted, 333: and sophomore Pat Horne, who batted .333... Scorekeeper Janice Nevin has won a Rotary fellowship and will study in England next year...

Author: By Peter G. Wilcox, | Title: Mahan Stars as Softballers Rout Tufts | 4/29/1981 | See Source »

...with another. In case anyone on earth might miss the point of his choosing Prague as the site for his remarks, he said: "I am sure we have a common stand with Czechoslovakia, just as with the other countries of the socialist community." The statement seemed to be a nod to Husák's bad-cop routine, but its effect was to remind Polish listeners that it was not so long ago that the loyal Czechs were as obstreperous as they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: The Art of Making Threats | 4/20/1981 | See Source »

...afternoon as Harvard hosts Penn in an EIBL doubleheader. The Quakers have had pitching problems this season, but their 9-11-1 mark shows they are no pushovers. Look for Martelli to catch half of the twinbill now that he injured hand has healed, with Chuck Marshall getting the nod at first base. Wark has been behind the plate for every game this year, a yeoman effort...Defensive Play of the Day: With one out in the first inning and Columbia's Gene Larkin on second base, leftfielder Paul Scheper made a sliding, one handed catch of a sinking liner...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Heavy Hitting, Larson's Hurling Sink Lions, 6-3 | 4/18/1981 | See Source »

...into the fire. The Crimson tangle with a perennially strong Princeton squad in a double header this afternoon. The first game should be a pitcher's duel, with Tiger ace Mark Lockenmeyer going for Princeton, and Bill Larson getting the nod for the Crimson...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Navy Destroys Crimson, 14-7, in League Opener | 4/4/1981 | See Source »

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