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...arrested and spends a few nights in jail. Prices of O.J. dolls skyrocket, fetching more than $400 each and edging Barbie out of the market. Every kid on the corner sports an authentic "Turn the Juice loose" t-shirt, $10 while supplies last. A new line of trading cards comes out, three dollars each, or two for five dollars, emblazoned with a stylish "Murder I" logo in blood red and flattering photos of, among other things: O.J.'s knife, O.J.'s lawyer, O.J.'s friend, O.J. and O.J.'s white Bronco, (Ford must be opening a new plant soon...

Author: By Patrick S. Chung, | Title: Jumping on O.J.'s Bandwagon | 10/7/1994 | See Source »

...carnage wasn't over, though. Heinke fared no better than Cavicchi, s he allowed tow quick goals on a deflection by sophomore Jason Karmanos and junior Cory Gustafson to skyrocket Harvard's lead...

Author: By David S. Griffel, CRIMSON TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Harvard Routs New Hampshire in Second-Round Game, 7-1 | 4/4/1994 | See Source »

...with both). I played around with Hypercard, installed Soundmaster and drew my own Start Up Screen. My sophomore year I discovered ResEdit (although I still don't use it much). The summer before my junior year I discovered The Macintosh Bible and made a skyrocket leap in knowledge. I started defragmenting my hard drive on a regular basis and upgraded my RAM to 4 megabytes (the maximum for my lovable but kludgy...

Author: By Lori E. Smith, | Title: Evolution of a Computer Nut | 9/28/1993 | See Source »

...currently realize that if someone wants drugs today, they can get them. But the fact that they are illegal makes the price artificially skyrocket. The bottom line: Legalization will cause a small increase in drug usage and a huge drop in prices. The lower price is the key reason for legalizing drugs. At that point, gang warfare becomes senseless. Why fight over something that now pays us $25 that used to net us $2000? And where do dealers get the big weaponry without the heavy cash flow? Nowhere...

Author: By P. GREGORY Maravilla, | Title: The End of Civilization As We Know It | 9/21/1992 | See Source »

...Tonight in America, wages are flat,unemployment is up, the deficit grows and healthcare and college costs skyrocket. What did you doabout it, George Bush?" Bradley asked...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Democrats Kick Off National Convention | 7/14/1992 | See Source »

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