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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Among those bound for glory at Blodgett Pool include sprinters Linda Suhs of Springfield, Ill., Stacey Moran of New City, N.Y., and Janice Sweetser of Camp LeJeune, N.C., divers Lisa Pierce of Bay Village, Ohio and Jenny Greene of Darien, Conn., breaststroker Lani Nelson of Fairfax, Virg., backstroker Karen Schneider of Weston, Conn. and middle-distance freestyler Ronda Applebaum of Newton Center, Mass...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: Class of '89: One of the Best Ever | 9/9/1985 | See Source »

...surfing are a much better inducement. This summer he is spending a reported $15,000 a month to rent Plaisance, a 20-room chateau by the sea in Newport, R.I., that he has dubbed Camp Rockport. In groups of a dozen, each of his 220 employees takes a car pool to the mansion for two days of sports and shoptalk with the boss. Rockport, a thriving maker of walking shoes (estimated 1985 sales: $68 million), has been growing so fast that Katz feared he was falling out of touch with employees. Says Katz: "We're trying to be a democratic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Employee Benefits: Croquet on Company Time | 9/2/1985 | See Source »

Sports manufacturers and retailers got on the wagon at the outset, of course. All it took to jog was a good pair of shoes. Triathlons require racing bikes, cycling shoes, crash helmets, running shoes, a swimming pool or an ocean and all manner of attire. In Chicago, a hotel ballroom was jammed with expensive wares, from high-powered energy drinks to "tri-suits," one-piece jobs that can be worn in all three events. The professional athletes make their money endorsing these items (first place in Chicago paid $2,000; the total purse was $15,000), holding training camps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Chicago: Lookin' Good in the '80s | 9/2/1985 | See Source »

...endorsed Councilor Alice K. Wolf, who is the only single term councilor up for reelection, said yesterday the new slate and the large candidate pool this year "will certainly liven up the election, and will probably eat into the constituencies of incumbent candidates...

Author: By Rebecca K. Kramnick, | Title: City Races Officially Begin | 8/9/1985 | See Source »

While the council election is already heating up, the race for the school committee may be less lively this year than in year's past with the smallest pool of contenders in six years...

Author: By Rebecca K. Kramnick, | Title: City Races Officially Begin | 8/9/1985 | See Source »

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