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...from 15 points to three. But Forward Cedric ("Cornbread") Maxwell, the series' Most Valuable Player, and Running Mate Larry Bird pumped in 14 points between them in the remaining four minutes. Maxwell was the only one of the Celtics' big guns whom the Rockets never managed to quell. He averaged 17.7 points and 9.5 rebounds for the series, but dismissed his performance: "I just try to get in the nooks and crannies...
Indeed, there was growing concern, in Congress and in Europe, that the Administration is turning a blind eye to the Salvadoran junta's faults and is prepared to offer military assistance without qualification. To quell such fears, the State Department issued a statement last week emphasizing its support of "basic economic and political reforms, including elections in 1982-83," in El Salvador...
...early announcement seemed designed to quell speculation about the future management of the company. Goizueta's elevation reflects a compromise between the strong-willed Austin and a powerful shareholder, Robert W. Woodruff, 90, who bossed Coke from 1923 to 1955. Woodruff, who remains chairman of the finance committee, had apparently become disturbed by the company, which remains strong but faces some problems. These include a sluggish profit performance (sales were up by nearly 19% in the first half of 1980, but net income rose by only 7.1%) and a challenge in the domestic market from archcompetitor Pepsi-Cola; Pepsi...
...Literature," with newly-arrived chairman of the Afro-Am department, Nathan I. Huggins. If you only have the mettle for one of these sessions, this might be your best bet. Huggins steps right into the fire this year, and all eyes will be watching to see if he can quell wide-spread concern about Afro-Am. Science Center...
...wave of university presidents brought in to quell unrest on college campuses during the late 1960s and early 1970s, Lyman served as provost of the university for three-and-a-half years before his appointment as president. An organizer of one of the country's first teach-ins on the Vietnam War, he became less vocal publicly after assuming the presidency. He is credited with introducing important changes in Stanford's admissions and curricular policies...