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Dates: during 1980-1989
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SEIZE THE DAY (PBS). Robin Williams gave his finest dramatic performance (and Jerry Stiller offered splendid support) in an intense, well-tuned adaptation of Saul Bellow's short novel...
...Cobb's 4,191 as a mystical number in the record books. "Maybe if I was second in hits, games, at bats, doubles, runs scored, five-hit games, I'd feel differently," Rose says. "I just wish I'd made it to 2,000 winning games. I'm 28 short...
Meese's possible involvement in the Wedtech affair is still being probed by Independent Counsel James McKay, who issued an interim report last week that fell short of fully clearing him. He said there was "insufficient evidence as of this date" to accuse the Attorney General of having "knowingly participated" in any crime. But, he added, "this is an interim, and not a final, determination." Referring to Meese, McKay explained that he eventually hopes to pursue a "number of unresolved questions on his involvement with Wedtech Corp. and other matters...
...hurries to his car and tells the driver that he will drive to save time. So the driver sits in the backseat and Gorbachev takes off lickety-split down the road and passes two cops on the side. One of the officers gives chase but in a short time returns to his partner, who asks if he gave him a ticket. 'No,' the cop answers. 'Well, who in the world was it?' asks the other cop. 'I don't know,' replies the first cop, 'but his driver was Gorbachev.' Gorbachev loved it. He just howled...
...Although Kasparov's dangerously careless play in Game 23 had badly unnerved him, he regained his composure for the final meeting last Friday. The defending champion opened the contest with an uncharacteristically conservative strategy designed to build an advantage slowly. The tactic seemed to wear down Karpov, who was short of time. When play resumed on Saturday after an adjournment, the champion methodically advanced his queen into the challenger's territory. It took just 24 moves for Kasparov to renew his hold on the title...