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...Chamber is talking with the wet Chamber over yonder about a merger. The view behind this turn seems to be that while the American economy may be on the mend, it will not be a fast mend, like darning a sock, and, rather than wait, well, liquor is quicker. - By Gregory Jaynes

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Alabama: Voting Dry and Practicing Wet | 3/7/1983 | See Source »

...which is loaded with high-powered radar and weapons guidance systems. Because the F-16 is smaller, less detectable and gives off less exhaust smoke, it is more capable of catching the enemy by surprise. It also has a sizable advantage in maneuvering during dogfights because of its quicker acceleration, better rolling ability and longer flight time. At half the price, twice as many can be deployed. Likewise, the M-60 compares well with the expensive M1: the M-1 breaks down five times as much and must refuel 40% more often; it is available for combat only half...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Winds of Reform | 3/7/1983 | See Source »

...freeze. For the next five minutes the Harvard defense put a lid on the Brown net. Brown's spread offense, the only formation it had employed since the 10-minute mark, never really clicked. Meanwhile, the cagers went to the races, capitalizing on Bruin turnovers to break by the quicker Brown team...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Cagers Bounce Back from 19 Down, Quickly Overtake Bruins, 76-72 | 2/7/1983 | See Source »

Senior Co-Captain George White replaced the disqualified Trout, only to follow him to the bench a minute later when he fouled--guess who--Kelly going after a rebound. With both White and Trout playing spectator roles and Harvard's height advantage dissipated, the quicker Elis grabbed control. When Kelly hit his sixth straight free throw and his 10th consecutive Yale point, the Elis led by six and the cagers could not recover...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Cagers Bow to Quicker Yale | 2/5/1983 | See Source »

...larger and quicker Cornell ice women jumped on each opportunity Harvard gave them, while the Crimson failed to convert on several scoring chances in the game...

Author: By Jefprey Zucker, | Title: Cornell Tops Ice women, 7-2 | 12/13/1982 | See Source »

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