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The loss was especially galling since the Crimson maintained a clear territorial advantage throughout most of the game. After a sloppy first period on a muddy field. Harvard pressed the attack, keeping Dartmouth bottled up in its own half of the pitch for more than three-quarters of the second...

Author: By Jim Silver, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Boaters Falter, 2-1; Big Green Wins in OT | 10/18/1982 | See Source »

Instead, the message was garbled and confused; it came through a few letters at a time. We made wry jokes about revolutionary-guard typists. The sloppy Iranians were aggravating, and my friend Charles Kirbo commented, "Now I can understand why so many Iranians got shot."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Final Day | 10/18/1982 | See Source »

Any viewer could bet the farm that Lookin' to Get Out will hold no surprises. Alex and Jerry will run a blackjack scam; they will win more than they hoped, lose more than they know. Ann-Margret, as Alex's old flame, will keep moving provocatively, to sidestep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: DTs | 10/18/1982 | See Source »

This climate leaves the clan vulnerable to the tragedy which follows. When the Montellis sit down for their first dinner, the spirits get right down to mischievous business, knocking a mirror off the wall. Dad's first instinct is to smash the eldest son Sonny (Jack Manger) for doing a...

Author: By Jacob M. Schlesinger, | Title: Horrorville Revisited | 10/8/1982 | See Source »

Despite the stickwomen's handy win, some problems materialized in the Harvard camp. The three quarters of the game during which the Crimson dominated the action could easily have been negated by intermittent periods of sloppy play. The first five minutes of the contest were especially poorly played.

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Stickwomen Down Providence College | 9/21/1982 | See Source »

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