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...Last year I ended up in the first heat of both my events there," the slight but ultra-smooth Kansan commented. "It's tough to qualify [for finals] if you don't have competition in the heats, so I hope I get seeded better this time...

Author: By John S. Bruce, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Aquamen Romp at Eastern Seaboards | 3/3/1980 | See Source »

Triple-winner David Lundberg's long-awaited rematch with Princeton ace John Christensen was a wipe-out. Christensen opened a slight lead in the first 50, but Lundberg caught him at the third turn and left the defending champion in his wake, churning home...

Author: By John S. Bruce, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Aquamen Romp at Eastern Seaboards | 3/3/1980 | See Source »

...course hard, risking everything in the tight, steep, slippery turns on the top of the run. She crouched into an aerodynamic tuck where no one else dared. It was a display of intimidating control, and it gave Moser-Pröll a gold medal as well as a slight case of frostbite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: A Stunning Show, After All | 3/3/1980 | See Source »

...Harvard professor and admissions officer ran into a slight problem when they were in Surinam last week, continuing their eight-year study of the bush people of that country. Nothing major--the government was just overthrown...

Author: By Marc J. Jenkins, | Title: Researchers in Surinam Return Home After Being Trapped for Three Days | 2/29/1980 | See Source »

...this year's political fever is the fact that the races in both parties are considered too close to call with any assurance. Carter and Kennedy, Reagan and Bush are battling fiercely for those few extra votes that may be decisive in their campaigns. A victory, however slight, in an early primary gives a candidate momentum going into subsequent contests. Carter clobbered Kennedy 2 to 1 in Iowa, but then won more narrowly last week in Maine, 43.6% to 40.2%, with California Governor Jerry Brown picking up a surprising 13.8%. Bush upset Reagan 32% to 29% in Iowa, though...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: In New Hampshire, They're Off! | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

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