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Lean and slightly bent from years of work with hammer and saw, pick and shovel, Graton has sinewy, brown forearms and a powerful grip belying his 77 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New Hampshire: a Rare Span | 11/24/1986 | See Source »

...Netherlands the Cabinet postponed debate on two new atomic plants and announced a special safety investigation. The decision followed newspaper editorials demanding such a move. The conservative Amsterdam De Telegraaf urged caution, calling for a promise "that not even a single shovel will be put into the ground for the construction of new nuclear energy plants" until the Soviet accident is fully analyzed and understood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Deadly Meltdown | 5/12/1986 | See Source »

Harvard--owner of a 32-24 halftime lead--was ignited by Co-Captain Trisha Brown at the start of the second half, as the junior guard fed Keffer a beautiful shovel pass resulting in an easy lay-up and then connected on 12-ft. jumpers on three consecutive Crimson trips down the floor...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: Women Cagers Bomb Brown; Dartmouth Showdown Next | 2/3/1986 | See Source »

Like Maguire, the Crimson offense has struggled at times this year. Senior quarterback Brian White (17-for-51, 367 yds., 3 TDs, two ints.) has connected on some big plays--including a miracle left-handed shovel pass for a two-point conversion against the Tribe--but as his 33 percent completion rate indicates, he has not been terribly consistent...

Author: By Nick Wurf, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Gridders Go in Search of Victory | 10/12/1985 | See Source »

...same education from the course as you would from 28 weeks of it during the school year, you will probably finish the summer course with a shovel of nearly the same size for your next cocktail party...

Author: By John Rosenthal, | Title: Fun in the Sun | 6/23/1985 | See Source »

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