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Every politician, of course, is shaped by the distinctive nature of a personal past, but few acknowledge the debt so readily as Ronald Reagan. TIME invited the President-elect to pinpoint the year that was most important in forming his views, and after some mulling, he settled on 1932. That was the year he turned 21 and went home to Dixon, III., a graduate of tiny Eureka College near Peoria. Then, after a summer of lifeguarding at Lowell Park near Dixon, he found, at radio station WOC in Davenport, Iowa, 60 miles away, a chance to get into sports announcing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up and Away in a Down Year | 1/5/1981 | See Source »

...report goes on to pinpoint that difference: "Women, in contrast to minorities, are found on virtually every Harvard search list today, something that was not true even a few years ago." In other words, minorities appear in very small numbers, if at all, on lists of scholars that departments draw up when making hiring decisions. Women, on the other hand, appear frequently on those lists, the report states...

Author: By Burton F. Jablin, | Title: Institutionalizing Good Will | 11/20/1980 | See Source »

Except for a minor last-minute scare, Quincy dominated the second half. After a key John Garvey fumble recovery on the Quincy 45, Hatamiya went to work, converting two clutch fourth and yardage situations for important first downs, before unloading a pinpoint 20-yard T.D. missile to Art "the Quincy Clipper" O'Keefe...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Quincy Eases By SoHo, 12-6, Garners First Gridiron Title | 11/14/1980 | See Source »

...Overall, a financial plan is important. Map out exactly what your remaining in-school costs will be, everything from books to entertainment. Then try to pinpoint all the resources from family, work, aid, and scholarships. From this, map out a specific plan and follow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ADVICE From the Experts | 11/7/1980 | See Source »

Bott continued his alert play and pinpoint kicking in the second half. After half-scrum Keith Oberg created a break to the narrow side of the field, Bott punted the ball high in the air, raced under it and caught it and continued down the sideline over the endline...

Author: By William A. Danoff, | Title: Ruggers Romp at McGill, 27-9; Bott Shines in Covo Cup Win | 10/27/1980 | See Source »

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