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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...exciting Crimson freshman who leads the squad in scoring and rebounding had given Briggs fans a sneak preview of greatness. But they were still waiting for the complete play...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: James Show Opens | 2/4/1988 | See Source »

...breaking through the ice. Retractable bow planes will permit the Seawolf to navigate under the Arctic, the huge (5.4 million sq. mi.) new battleground of underwater war. The multiblade, controllable-pitch screw propeller will be encased in a meticulously designed shroud to reduce noise and allow the boat to sneak up on its prey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Murky Waters for the Supersub | 1/25/1988 | See Source »

...this point our assumption expert proceeds to discuss anything which strikes his fancy at the moment. If he can sneak the first assumption past the grader, then the rest is clear sailing. If he fails, he still gets a fair amount of credit for his irrelevant but fact-filled discussion of scientific progress in the 18th fcentury. And it is amazing what some graders will swallow in the name of intellectual freedom...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: Beating The System | 1/20/1988 | See Source »

Under fire for his role in Iranscam, the Vice President proves he is a candidate of rough- and- tumble as well as resume. -- It' s "Fat Boy" vs. "The Dirty Digger" as Ted Kennedy lands a sneak punch on Rupert Murdoch. -- An FBI agent describes five years undercover in the Mafia. -- Why is Al Haig running for President? To prove, in part, "I' m not the ogre people thought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page January 18, 1988 Vol. 131 No. 3 | 1/18/1988 | See Source »

Running a low-budget, long-shot campaign, Babbitt has not been above an occasional publicity stunt. Even before his stand-up routine on the NBC debate, he was the first presidential candidate to appear this year in a Saturday Night Live skit (in which he is caught trying to sneak extra grocery items through the express checkout). Following his disastrous video performance at the Houston debate in July, Babbitt almost daily practiced speaking into a videocamera, sometimes sending the tapes to an acting coach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Portrait, Bruce Babbitt: Standing Up For Substance | 1/4/1988 | See Source »

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