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Dates: during 1970-1979
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While Evert took a four-month hiatus from the circuit early this year, Navratilova became the scourge of the women's tour. By the end of March, she had won seven straight tournaments. Chris, an old friend, met the slimmer (145 Ibs.) and newly determined Martina in a Wimbledon warmup at the English seaside resort town of Eastbourne in late June. Navratilova won that stirring duel, serving notice that her resurgence was for real...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Swedish-Czech Coronation | 7/17/1978 | See Source »

...Constitution is voted down, will come back year after year with altered versions of the proposal until one passes. The odds against any group, trying to resurrect a different version of student government are slim, and the odds of any group organizing a radical, grass-roots coalition are even slimmer. Harvard students span the breadth of the ideological spectrum--there are probably as many libertarians at Harvard as there are Marxists. In light of this, some form of consensus-building is necessary. The new student assembly will not turn Harvard into Utopia, but it is a sound step...

Author: By Peter Tufano, | Title: Ratify the Constitution | 4/18/1978 | See Source »

...South Korea while in Congress and having received over $100,000 for his services. Yet Justice officials were not sure they had enough evidence to indict Hanna. One immediate effect of the Park indictment was clear, however: the chances that the Korean would show up in Washington again were slimmer than ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Still Waiting for Harvest Time | 9/19/1977 | See Source »

Harvard coach Dave Hubbard has somewhat slimmer pickings, but his skiers are no slouches by any means. Five must be chosen for the carnival teams and there is strong competition for two of the spots...

Author: By David A. Wilson, | Title: Downhill Ski Squad Report | 1/28/1977 | See Source »

This year the pickings were slimmer for King's organization, Citizens for Limited Taxation (CFLT). A ban on corporate contributions and the creation of a rival organization cut the group's take to around $40,000, though their staff of 500 volunteers freed much of that money for other uses. Another headache for CFLT was that under House Bill 5020, introduced by Representative Piro of Somerville, 85 per cent of the people are below the cutoff point. The bill died in the Ways and Means Committee, but its tables were used as the basis for argument on question...

Author: By Adam W. Glass, | Title: Taxophobia: The Poor Uphold a Rich Man's Tax | 11/4/1976 | See Source »

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