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Many holdovers on the young (nobody lost to graduation) squad are thrilled by Barnaby's arrival. "It came as a big surprise. His experience and savvy are unmatched. I'm looking forward to learning the thinking game," Eleanor Cunningham, one of the squad's most consistent performers last season, said...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Coach Jack Is Back | 9/21/1979 | See Source »

A savvy Scot is in the driver's seat as auto talks open

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Fraser Goes into High Gear | 7/23/1979 | See Source »

Still, the policemen applauded their course work, which touched on barrio savvy as well as verbal skills. They learned, for example, that it can be a sign of respect, not belligerence or guilt, when a Hispanic youth looks down rather than directly at a policeman in conversation. Said Officer Cesarini...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Dartmouth's Student Cops | 7/16/1979 | See Source »

DIED. Conn McCreary, 58, racehorse trainer and jockey who won the Kentucky Derby aboard Pensive in 1944 and Count Turf in 1951; of a heart attack; in Ocala, Fla. The 4-ft. 8-in. McCreary won a reputation as a savvy, cool horseman during a 21-year career, and was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jul. 16, 1979 | 7/16/1979 | See Source »

Owner Sherwood Costen, 66, a shy retired municipal employee from Point Pleasant, W. Va., raised his winner and her four sisters as wild birds. While less savvy contestants carried their fowl around feet first in the hot sun, Costen cradled Lola in the shade of a thick maple.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Ohio: A Fowl Spectacle | 7/2/1979 | See Source »

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