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WORCESTER--Everyone else left the Holy Cross locker room as soon as possible. Quarterback Peter Muldoon, who had thrown four interceptions to put his team's playoff hopes in peril, was out in a matter of minutes. So was the All-America candidate, tailback Andy Clivio, who had rushed for just 18 yards...

Author: By Gwen Knapp, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: On the Run | 11/8/1982 | See Source »

After everybody had read the document, Begin said, "Sadat's original proposal and this one may decide the future of the people of Israel. There are positive elements in it; there are also some that could cause grave peril to our people." I pressed forward hurriedly. "This document avoids the difficult issue of total withdrawal from the West Bank, it gives you guaranteed access to the Strait of Tiran and through the Suez, freedom of movement of people across the borders, an undivided Jerusalem, an end to the boycott on trade and commerce, and a guarantee against the deployment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keeping Faith | 10/11/1982 | See Source »

...inevitable peril of this peculiar genre still afflicts My Harvard. My Yale: The book is filled with self-satisfied recollections of success Edward Weeks '22, the former editor of The Atlantic, thinks back to his undergraduate years and what should come to him but this vignette...

Author: By Michael W. Miller, | Title: Living in the Past | 9/27/1982 | See Source »

...titled "J' Accuse," in the current issue of his magazine, Podhoretz charges that to many of its critics "only Israel of all the states in the world is required to prove that its very existence-not merely its interest or the security of its borders-is in immediate peril before it can justify the resort to force...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Breaking a Long Silence | 9/20/1982 | See Source »

Within three months, however, the promise turned to peril. Several consumer organizations, including Ralph Nader's Health Research Group, went to court seeking a ban on the drug as an "imminent danger." Last week, spurred by reports that 72 Oraflex takers had died and hundreds had been injured in Britain and the U.S., Lilly said that it was recalling all supplies of the drug. Earlier that day Britain's Health Ministry suspended the supply and promotion of the drug for 90 days "on grounds of safety." Meanwhile U.S. officials were considering whether to prosecute the giant international drug...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: High Cost of Arthritis Relief | 8/16/1982 | See Source »

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