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...steals, Henderson is not a thinking man's thief. He has already passed Ty Cobb's 67-year-old record of getting caught 38 times. His weapons are instinct and power; his massive thighs and torso are the secret of his speed. Even his smooth features and swept-back hair seem aerodynamically designed. Says White Sox Coach Ron Schueler: "He's faster than Brock. He simply outruns the ball...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Rickey Henderson Steals First | 9/6/1982 | See Source »

...ardent supply-sider who was a main designer of the Administration's three-year 25% income tax cut passed a year ago. Kemp insists that he is not against Reagan himself or his policies overall, only the President's abandonment of tax-cutting supply-side doctrine. The smooth, good-looking lawmaker is trying to stir up opposition to the tax plan both in Congress and among outside lobbyists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thunder on the Right | 8/16/1982 | See Source »

They like smooth-tasting, relatively bland suds as compared with, say, the heavy and bitter Germanic brews from which American beer descended. The result is a standardized American "taste" that varies little from beer to beer. Says a Boston beer consultant, Joseph Owades, of the two leading brands, Budweiser and Miller High Life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Matter of Taste | 8/16/1982 | See Source »

President needed more assistance than Pusey had when he tailed to respond effectively to campus unrest Bok turned Massachusetts Hall, traditional headquarters for the University, into a highly bureaucratized network of vice presidents and personal advisors. His system has, by and large, succeeded in moving the University back into smooth waters with Admiral Bok relying heavily on his individual captains to maintain the prosperity and academic success Harvard enjoys...

Author: By Thcina H. Howlett, | Title: The Admiral and His Captains | 8/13/1982 | See Source »

...have anything unless you have a decent business." Right now the steel company is both the largest employer and taxpayer in the state. Employees have always had their own in-house union, unaffiliated with the United Steelworkers of America, and relations with management have been comparatively smooth (no strikes since the Depression) and rewarding (wages and benefits average $24.65 an hour, compared with about $22 for Steelworkers nationally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Refusing to Say Uncle | 8/9/1982 | See Source »

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