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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Captain Marcus Thompson has recovered from a knee injury which kept him out of the team's first three Ivy games. The 6-ft., 5-in. swingman leads the team in scoring, averaging 17.4 points per game...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Cagers Host Bulldogs Tonight | 2/10/1989 | See Source »

...after high doses of its fibers were found to scar the lungs, causing cancer and other diseases. But by that time, 30 million tons had been wrapped around heating pipes and furnaces, sprayed onto girders and mixed into tiles at a cost of 25 cents per sq. ft. Now property owners are often spending 100 times that amount to remove it, cover it with a sealant, or enclose it with materials like Sheetrock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Monster in The Closet: Asbestos | 2/6/1989 | See Source »

...Tyson is now suing both companies in an attempt to overturn the lockup deal. Both Tyson and ConAgra are hungry for a bigger helping of the sizzling $7 billion U.S. chicken market. Largely because of health concerns over fat and cholesterol in beef, U.S. consumers have increased their annual per capita consumption of chicken from 43.5 lbs. in 1978 to more than 62 lbs. currently...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Flying Feathers In the Coop: Mike Tyson | 2/6/1989 | See Source »

Washington is known as a pinnacle of political power, a showplace of marble monuments, an enclave of high-level socializing and influence peddling. Few outsiders would think of the U.S. capital as a religious center. Yet Washington may boast more Christian prayer groups per square block than any other town outside the Bible Belt. What makes D.C.'s prayer groups special is not only their growing numbers but also the prominent political figures -- Georgia's Senator Sam Nunn, Marilyn Quayle, Susan (Mrs. James) Baker -- who are among the active members. Observes Oregon's Senator Mark Hatfield, a veteran...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Inside The Bible Beltway | 2/6/1989 | See Source »

...first-time allocation of two shares for every $1,000 in salary. Since each share is worth about $5 and the average Avis employee earns about $20,000 a year, this amounted to $200 or so. But the 1988 allocation will be seven shares, which are growing in value, per $1,000 in salary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: They Own the Place | 2/6/1989 | See Source »

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