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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...started a series of sustained drives, many that ended without scores but all of which helped pile up 37:51-22:09 time-of-possession advantage for the Big Green. The game was "a question of ball control," Restic said afterward. And Harvard wasn't in the driver's seat...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Dartmouth Snores Past Harvard, 10-7 | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

...personal life as well as his public decisions, Volcker is a slow man with a buck. Instead of flying a regularly scheduled airline and getting a first-class seat so he can stretch his long legs, Volcker doggedly queues up to ride the cramped shuttle flight between Washington and New York, where his wife, who suffers from arthritis, still lives. A month ago, when the dollar was under attack, Volcker found himself marooned for six hours at New York's La Guardia Airport waiting for a place on the shuttle. Says one aide with a grin: "Perhaps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Defender of The Dollar | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

...Maserati factory in Modena, Italy. Watched by some of the 600 workers who hand-crafted every centimeter of its swashbuckling lines and muscular engine, he opens the door. The rich aroma of glove leather escapes into the air as he slides into the welcoming embrace of a bucket seat. The moment for which he has spent upwards of $40,000 and waited more than a year has arrived. He switches on the ignition. The engine responds with a distinctive, deep-throated growl. Paradise! Soon the new owner is flashing along the autostrada at an easy 100 m.p.h...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Exotic Steals at $40,000 | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

...John, almost exhausted from such battle, took one great swing that hit Irving of Brooklyn where the helmet joins his shoulders, and it cut through his neck and sliced his head clean off. And so the battle ended, and the maidens cheered. And Lady Grizzelda ran from her seat, for St. John had freed her. And St. John had regained his honor and the honor of the Court...

Author: By Faithful Scribe, | Title: Green Meanies | 10/20/1979 | See Source »

Once outside, Liddy hopped into the driver's seat of his panzer tank. He was distressed to find a parking ticket tucked under the gunmount. At last, he unfolded the paper. It was a blind memorandum, a standard CIA message with no saluation, no signature. The message read...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: Keep the Lid On | 10/19/1979 | See Source »

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