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...wrapped around his legs, his sleeves are rolled up, his eyes are weary. He is engaged in another battle, which has mostly been the story of his young life. He is the field marshal, acting for his brother the President. They have been on the phone with Democratic Governor Ross Barnett of Mississippi, as the Federal Government presses its demand that James Meredith, a black student, be admitted to the all white University of Mississippi at Oxford...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Taping Time Bombs | 3/1/1982 | See Source »

...usual, Harvard's offense came through with some powerful attacks. Sean Doyle, Jon Ross and David Twite drilled the ball so hard Palm's friends were occasionally caught watching...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Spikers Fall to Team of Coach and Friends, Prepare for Princeton, Army This Weekend | 2/25/1982 | See Source »

Lovely irony. Like life. An infantry corporal with nine pieces of shrapnel in his back carried on the fight for three years, pressing, retreating, always recovering and trudging wearily ahead, overcoming protesting generals (Air Force Ace Robinson Risner) and multimillionaires (Ross Perot) and politicians (Congressman Phil Crane) and pundits (Columnist Pat Buchanan) and bureaucrats (Secretary of the Interior James Watt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Tribute to Sacrifice | 2/22/1982 | See Source »

...monument. Illinois' meddlesome Congressman Henry Hyde carelessly spread misinformation and doubt, impugning the sponsors of the idea. Democratic Presidential Candidate George McGovern, who ran in 1972 and was one of the first and most vehement opponents of the war, rallied behind the campaign. Texan Ross Perot intruded with ideas for bigger and grander edifices and statues. With little fanfare, Nancy Reagan penned thank-you notes to hundreds of the donors among the 250,000 who contributed a total of $6 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Tribute to Sacrifice | 2/22/1982 | See Source »

...Ross and Doyle complement each other well, and their acquisition gives Palm more flexibility in positioning players. Last year, Palm had to move Trumbull and Rohan around depending on the game situation. This year, positioning should become more stable because of the spikers' multiple talents...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Palm Says Spikers Should Take Ivies If Back-Row Passing, Defense Improve | 2/19/1982 | See Source »

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