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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Henry M. (Scoop) Jackson, chairman of the Senate's Energy and Natural Resources Committee, juggling metaphors in a bureau critique of the Administration's synthetic-fuel program: "We have to make a beginning. But we don't have to present the big picture or go off the...
Track competitors had an especially frustrating time preparing for their races. Frequently they would warm up only to end up waiting in a cold concrete room for 30 minutes before the start of their events. Said Ron Davis, 22, a 400-meter man: "The Soviet athletes are used to being...
But the most important message will be that U.S. Olympians must learn a little Soviet-style comradeliness if they hope to fare well next summer. "It's pretty cutthroat back home-you've got no friends when the gun goes off-but in Russia next year, we are...
He was a sepia-tinted photograph in a color-television age, a throwback to the time when ballplayers wore baggy wool flannel uniforms and played cards on lonesome train rides through the night. His square shape and scowling countenance served him poorly off the field. He could deliver the winning...
Though several other Yankees enjoyed more public acclaim, many players felt that Munson was the team's linchpin. "He exemplified a leader, and that is why he was captain," explained Outfielder Lou Piniella. "He played hard, he played tough, he played hurt." Arm troubles and creaky knees caused Munson...