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Shirley Bradshaw, nee Valentine, could be a bit of a bore, and a one-woman play about her could degenerate into a dutiful journey through familiar terrain in the regions of feminist anger and mid-life crisis. But the beguiling comedy by Willy Russell (Educating Rita) that opened on Broadway last week has three invaluable things going for it: an unflagging sense of humor; an authenticity of language and logic that keeps the central character's conversation from ever turning into stand-up comedy or sermonette; and, foremost, a hugely likable performance by Pauline Collins (Upstairs, Downstairs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Kitchen Beefs | 2/27/1989 | See Source »

Triple jumper Rita Raju won the event with an 11.34-meter leap, the best jump of her career. Party Min placed third in the 55-meter hurdles, finishing in 8.49 seconds--also a personal best...

Author: By Angela M. Payne, | Title: W. Thinclads Nab 2nd at H-Y-Ps; Lose to Princeton and Top Yale | 2/21/1989 | See Source »

...program brought me out of my shell," says Rita Urban, a mother of six. "Before this I was a sit-at-home housewife with an eighth grade education. It's great to be able to get a break and meet other people. When you're stuck in the house, your friends all seem to be gone...

Author: By Robert J. Weiner, | Title: Boston Program Offers English as a Second Chance | 2/4/1989 | See Source »

...triple jump, freshman Rita Raju jumped 34-ft., 10-in. to win the event. Another freshman, Cathy Griffin, threw her personal best, 43-ft., 2 1/2 in., to capture the shot...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Thinclads Get Split | 1/9/1989 | See Source »

...least, so thought the American free-lance diplomats, all members of the Israel-based International Center for Peace in the Middle East, whose international chairman is former Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban. "Our effort was intended to clarify the ambiguities," said Rita Hauser, a member of the Jewish delegation and a New York lawyer active in the Republican Party. "I believe we have done that." Swedish Foreign Minister Sten Andersson called the meeting "a breakthrough in the peace process...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East Arafat Says Yes (Maybe) | 12/19/1988 | See Source »

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