Word: robin
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...doubles flights, the recently formed duo of Bland and Jackie Ferrell placed third in the "A" flight. After losing in the regular draw of the "A" flight, Robin Boss and Martha Berkman--one of the best pairs in the region--easily won the "A" flight consolation round. Boss also took the singles consolation match of the flight...
...companies like Marvel and DC Comics, the revival represents a sales victory of, well, super proportions. Ever since the late '50s, comics have fought a losing battle with television for the hearts and imaginations of youngsters. Some comic characters, such as Wonder Woman, Batman and Robin, crossed over to the tube, at least for a time, but when the industry hit bottom in the early '70s, it seemed that comic books might become an extinct form...
...doubles competition, Harvard's top team of Martha Berkman--who earlier won her singles match at number six, 6-4, 6-2--and Robin Boss proved why they are considered the best duo in the East by taking only 55 minutes to defeat Copete and Nancy Pastorizia...
Harvard's duo of Kristen Bland and Robin Boss copped the B-flight doubles crown, but the combo of Kathy Vigna and Martha Berkman placed sixth in A-flight action...
...small hotel bar, Paul and I talked with some local men about Tunisia and America, and about the recent bombing of neighboring Libya. They spoke of Khadafi with admiration and respect, as many southern Tunisians do, and as a man who stood his ground, almost as a Robin Hood figure. Even with my broken French I understood that they saw him as someone who did "the necessary thing...