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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...workers into seeing its side of the argument." As usual, the Harvard strategy was carefully conceived--even if the workers opted for District 65, the University could refuse to bargain with the union, and engage in a few more years of expensive legal bickering. Like a good poker player with a big bankroll to fall back on, the University could afford to risk a few chips on the chance of winning an early victory at the polls...

Author: By Francis J. Connolly, | Title: After the Med Area Election | 7/8/1977 | See Source »

Suáve, shrewd and cool under pressure, the movie-star handsome Premier lives with his attractive brunette wife Amparo and their five children in Moncloa Palace, the elegant official residence outside Madrid. A crack tennis player in his now rare leisure time, he regularly puts in 16-hour days, conferring frequently with Juan Carlos in a working relationship that insiders describe as one of "closest harmony...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: VOTERS SAY 'S | 6/27/1977 | See Source »

...effect is disjointed from the opening sequence, a frenzied victory celebration in a skyscraper nightclub where Tommy Dorsey's orchestra is doing a radio spot. Unemployed Sax Player Jimmy Doyle (Robert De Niro), on a spree in his sporty new civvies, picks up ex-U.S.O. Singer Francine Evans (Liza Minnelli) in an ill-paced scene that is lumbered with flat, witless dialogue ("Give me your phone number...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Dissonant Duet | 6/27/1977 | See Source »

...Open at Southern Hills in 1958 he only missed 13 greens in regulation over four days of competition and still shot a three over par 283. Bolt's victory was a popular one since he was a favorite son from Haworth, Oklahoma. Although Bolt was an outstanding player, he was even better known for his tempestuous temperament, which earned him the label "Thunder Bolt...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Green Displays Classic Courage and Grace in Open Win | 6/27/1977 | See Source »

...only other players who broke 290 in 1958 were Julius Boros and Gary Player, then making his first impression on American golf. This year Player was once again in the thick of contention. He faltered on Sunday but still finished only seven strokes off of Green's pace...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Green Displays Classic Courage and Grace in Open Win | 6/27/1977 | See Source »

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