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...reached the peak he had set out for, "to have a good time and make the Olympics." Tonie Campbell, who followed Foster in the 110-meter hurdles, exclaimed, "Being an Olympian is better than landing on the moon!" Al and Jackie Joyner, a triple jumper and heptathlete, went in as a family entry. Carol Lewis was hoping to make it two brother-and-sister teams in the long jump. For the Lewis family, the wind on the Coliseum floor was the only ill omen. "If there were flags out there on the runway," Carl said, "they...
...usually try to peak during tournaments and with the close scheduling. it'll be tough to do," said Scott...
...both Freeman and Medoff say they realize that it will take more than one book to halt the decay of unions taking place nationwide. Including decline in membership, management's hostility, and non-enforcement of labor laws by the government. In 1954, a peak year, 34 percent of the non-agricultural work force belonged to unions while today that number stands at 18 percent From automobiles to airlines, management is demanding wage concessions from unions and in some sectors even seeking their demise. In their book Freeman and Medoff urge government to enforce right-to-organize laws and halt...
...Crimson brought its 27-4 regular season to a close yesterday in peak form, sweeping a doubleheader at Brandeis, 18-1, 5-3, to capture the Greater Boston League (GBL) championship...
...spirit, and that gets her legs up." Perhaps MacLaine's hard-won inner peace is the reason that her public career is at its peak. Says Shirley: "I used to be addicted to overcoming things. Now, my goal is to get out of my own way." Konchalovsky offers a convincing appraisal of what may be her greatest gift: "There are very few performers who can be convincingly happy onscreen, but Shirley radiates happiness. She is a clown, a genius of a clown. In every part in which she was fantastic, there was a combination of sentimentality...