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...uncertain, I hesitated, and then I thought, "Shit, if George Plimpton can play with the pros, why not me?" I'd probably be embarrassingly bad, but the experience would be worth a Pulitzer...
...Hotel Savery. The subsidized tuition is a modest $95, described by Party Political Director Ann Lewis as "low enough to attract, but high enough to require serious commitment. Lewis is delighted that 240 "students," a third of them women, have come from 30 states to soak up from the pros the fine points of campaign organization, fund raising, canvassing and media exploitation...
...Namath," Buckley says), teh left-hander is trying to tune his game to the pro level, He only has a few months before he finds out whether the talent that propelled Harvard to five victories in the six games he played in 1980 will be good enough for the pros...
...nine-page, single-spaced discussion memo prepared by Daniel Steiner '54, general counsel to the University, and entitled, "Technology Transfer at Harvard University." Beginning with some talk of technology transfer in general, the memo equated the process with the specific Ptashne venture. Ending with a list of pros and cons concerning the proposal, the memo reinforced a widespread fallacy which sources say continues to persist: that the drawbacks of the Ptashne case constitute the hazards of all technology transfer...
...defending champion Los Angeles Lakers two games to one in the first round of the playoffs, beating the Lakers on their home court in the final game. Houston Coach Del Harris had experimented with a youth movement early in the season, then decided to go with his old pros. Center Billy Paultz (6 ft. 11 in., 240 lbs.) was paired with Center Moses Malone (6 ft. 10 in., 235 lbs.) in a unique double-big-man offense. Houston also dominated rebounding at both ends of the court, and "small" Forward Robert Reid (6 ft. 8 in., 210 Ibs.) blossomed...