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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dark road and held in the woods for four days by a gang of white men. Journalists subsequently < turned up discrepancies in the Brawley family's sketchy accounts of Tawana's absence. Witnesses reported seeing her at parties in a nearby town. Neighbors told of Tawana's prior disappearances and of violent conflicts between mother and daughter. Mason, Maddox and Sharpton subsequently tossed out casual accusations that Tawana's rapists included a Dutchess County assistant district attorney, a state trooper and a part-time policeman who shot himself to death days after the alleged gang rape. Local, state and federal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tawana Brawley: Case vs. Cause | 6/20/1988 | See Source »

Most of the rowers in the lightweight program had never rowed prior to coming to Harvard so there is plenty of incentive for novices to compete for top positions within the program. The 1968 Harvard lightweight boat, which represented the United States in the Olympics, included only one oarsman who had rowed in high school...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: A Glorious Rowing Reign | 6/9/1988 | See Source »

...responsible for setting up for athletic contests. "For these jobs we hire a greater portion of athletes," Allard says. "They become naturals for that kind of job. For instance, there is a certain group of football players who know what needs to be done to a baseball field prior to a game...

Author: By Jennifer Griffin, | Title: Easy Street | 6/9/1988 | See Source »

Although Tribe and the committee would not discuss their deliberations, Bok said that he would look for administrative ability in a candidate for the post, but not necessarily prior experience...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, | Title: Vorenberg Resigns as Law School Dean | 6/9/1988 | See Source »

Principato complained to the administration after his supervisor questioned him about his union involvement prior to the May 17 support staff union election. Federal labor laws prohibit employers from asking employees whether or not they intend to vote for a union and harassing employees for their union support. Principato went to the administration with that complaint, and also with charges that his supervisor had been harassing him for more than a year...

Author: By Melissa R. Hart, | Title: Suit May Follow Charge Of Anti-Union Harassment | 6/8/1988 | See Source »

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