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...February 9, the Crimson takes the ice again as they host Providence in a rematch. The icewomen hope to sharpen their shooting by then so they can capitalize on their ability to control the puck...
...flashing lights and the cacophony are as much a part of the score as the 16 cannon blasts in Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. Yet hard-core pinballers find the game exquisitely relaxing. West Virginia's Secretary of State James Manchin, 49, plays early in the morning to sharpen his mind, at lunchtime to unwind and in the evening to forget his problems. "At the machine," he says, "all the cares and woes of the world are remote...
...would seem that with the billions we spend for defense, the Navy would not have to desecrate the holy grounds of Hawaii's Kahoolawe [Aug. 8] for their bombing practice. Let them sharpen their skills in the local bar on the popular electronic games...
...year-old L.A.'s response to the "carpetbaggers," as some Californians dubbed Felker's forces, was to spruce up its graphics, sharpen its point of view and attract a bunch of bright new byliners. The defenders were helped by all the hoopla Felker fomented: in effect, it sold Southern Californians on the notion that they deserved a first-rate magazine. Since February 1976, L.A.'s circulation has soared from 90,000 to 128,566. Ad pages are up 50% (to 184 pages in August) over .he same period. L.A. ranks No. 3 (after Yachting and Trailer Life...
...league's arguments made good sense: a scaling-down would save money that the surviving representatives could use to upgrade their research staffs; it would sharpen the body's procedures; and it would provide a more effective check on the executive's power by creating a more efficient, more disciplined legislature. Besides, the Massachusetts house, with one representative for every 24,204 people, was more swollen than any other state legislature except New Hampshire's, with one for every 2,055. California, with a population almost five times as large as Massachusetts', has an assembly...