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Still, the more conventional avenues of gift buying will probably leave you choking on Cuteness and clutching painfully at your wallet. To relieve ennui, try shopping in untraditional places; like Sanborn's Fish market near the Quincy Market. A sign outside advertises "Whale Steaks" but the man inside insists, "that...

Author: By Joseph B. White, | Title: Brain Coral for Uncle Eb | 12/8/1978 | See Source »

One event where the Lions showed some strength was the 200-yd. butterfly, as Columbia's Don Spencer nosed out Maximoff for first.

Author: By Helen V. Scovell, | Title: Yardling Aquamen Submarine Lions | 11/27/1978 | See Source »

For the record, Yale won, 35-28, Larry Brown broke Mike Holt's single-season passing record and John Spagnola broke Gary Fencik's career receptions mark. What will be passed down over the years about this game, however, will be the memory of a remarkable string of dazzling pass...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Yale Runs Past Harvard, 35-28 | 11/18/1978 | See Source »

Figueiredo immediately extended -perhaps thrust was a better word-an olive branch toward those who had opposed his candidacy. "I will promote a political opening," Figueiredo told newsmen. "And if anyone opposes it, I will arrest them, break them. And I mean it." The statement was predictably hard-nosed, coming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRAZIL: Slow, Gradual | 10/30/1978 | See Source »

As a result, there was an unexpectedly high turnout of 270,000 voters. When the ballots were counted, Brooke had defeated Nelson comfortably, 53% to 47%. In November, Brooke faces a tough battle against the Democratic nominee, Congressman Paul Tsongas, 37, who nosed out four opponents.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Duke Is Defeated | 10/2/1978 | See Source »

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