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...biggest being Captain Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy, a second team All-Ivy pick, pushed. the sabre squad to its peak with his flamboyant style...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: De-fence-less | 12/2/1987 | See Source »

...peak of the energy crisis, shesaid home-buyers shunned big, drafty piles likethe Bryant St. house because of the heating costsand high taxes. "They were seen as whiteelephants," she said...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: HRE Ended Subsidies In 1984 | 12/2/1987 | See Source »

...money than they do." Nor do young partners feel threatened by a woman's aggressiveness in the bedroom. As a result, women contend, sex is better, more inventive. Though such pairings have long been regarded as "unnatural," supporters argue that they are biologically astute. Since men reach their sexual peak around the age of 20, and women attain theirs in the 30s, sex drives are better matched. Says Jessica Myers, 43, a fund raiser in Trenton who is married to Editor Richard Carlin, 31: "These relationships make sense because women live longer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sexes: Season Of Autumn-Summer Love | 11/30/1987 | See Source »

...rise after students were evacuated from the island in 1983. But the T-shirt industry, which flourished with brisk sales to U.S. service members, has waned since their departure in 1985. The prospect of increased tourism appears bleak. Grenada's twelve hotels remain half empty during peak season. Cruise ships make regular stops, but the mad dashes of passengers through gift shops are hardly a permanent boon to the economy. Vendors hawking spices and tropical shirts comb the beaches for stray tourists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grenada One U.S. Invasion Later . . . | 11/23/1987 | See Source »

Coming off a banner year this year, and a bumper crop of early admits following Harvard's 350th celebration last year, the University may have reached its peak in early action applications. "We may expect next year to see some declines," Fitzsimmons said yesterday...

Author: By Andrew J. Bates, | Title: Early Applications Rise for Fifth Year | 11/21/1987 | See Source »

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