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Freshman Alex Kurmakov and sophomore Eric Matuszak packed a solid punch on the sprints and were one half of the 200-yard free relay team that took first at Easterns. The rest of the freestylers came up to the standard set by the leaders; it was not uncommon to see Harvard aquamen challenging each other for the lead...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Aquamen Torpedo Easterns | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

...merger] screwed a lot of seniors and screwed a lot of juniors," said Sprinkle. "You can't punch into another club for the last six months of the year...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade, | Title: Fly and D.U. Final Clubs Decide to Merge Assets, Alumni Membership | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

...first Governor to endorse Dole. But he is not afraid of him: two weeks ago, he stunned Dole insiders by criticizing Dole's proposed repeal of the 4.3 [cent] gas-tax increase of 1993, saying the rollback distracted from the real issue of the deficit. Dole took the punch in stride, noting wryly to an aide that Voinovich "must have raised taxes." Indeed he did: on booze and soda pop, to eliminate a deficit. Now Ohio has a $1 billion surplus. And as Dole knows, 21 electoral votes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE MATING GAME | 5/20/1996 | See Source »

...Twister" may be grossing upwards of $40 million in its U.S. debut, but filmmakers at Cannes are following the Sundance example and cutting economical deals for small "classic" films at a fraction of the cost of the average big-budget Hollywood production. While Dustin Hoffman and his production company, Punch Productions, have announced a deal with the Australian production company Village Roadshow to finance and distribute small dramatic films for about $10 million apiece, action producer Joel Silver is teaming up with "Lethal Weapon" director Richard Donner to make low-budget action films in the $10 million range. Setting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Spotty Record | 5/14/1996 | See Source »

...invitation" is the soul of a revival meeting. All that precedes it is aimed at the moment when the preacher asks the audience to "come forward" and accept Jesus. It is the event's punch line, its consummation: if a preacher is a salesman, it is the clinching handshake; if he is a fisherman, it is the taking in of the net. Billy Graham's nets were always filled to breaking. In 1983 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Franklin Graham's net was empty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER | 5/13/1996 | See Source »

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