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Word: rafinpera (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...celebrating. Some of the world's playground directors feel ill at ease with this free-enterprise organization, finding it anomalous and annoying. However, except for a common dread of freeway traffic, and an occasional fearful word about smog, most have reacted with at least a cautious grace. Kosti Rafinpera, secretary-general of the Finnish Olympic Committee, says, "This is the first time the Games have been organized by a company, not a city. We're trusting that the Olympic spirit and the spirit of amateurism will be preserved." And many who have inspected the individual venues have cheered. "The facilities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Eve of a New Olympics | 10/17/1983 | See Source »

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