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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...WOULD be paranoid to blame it all on some enormous plot, masterminded by the Master of Amnesia himself--but let's not name names, the President has been getting enough abuse lately. But the grim fact of the matter is that blame for the short attention span of the American public must be laid on the baby boomers...

Author: By Rutger Fury, | Title: Carrying the Waite: | 3/7/1987 | See Source »

After trailing by two points early in the first half, the Crimson outscored Columbia, 20-8, over a six minute span to establish a 10-point advantage. The run was sparked by the entrance of junior Mary Baldauf and freshman Heidi Kosh into the game for Harvard, as well as the strong defensive play of junior Hanya Bluestone...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Women Cagers Make Lions Cower, 84-63 | 3/2/1987 | See Source »

...chances of developing AIDS are greater in the second five years after infection than in the first. "As time goes on," says Dr. James Curran, a top AIDS epidemiologist at the CDC, "only a minority of infected people will remain healthy. I feel less optimistic about a normal life span for any infected person...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AIDS: You Haven't Heard Anything Yet | 2/16/1987 | See Source »

This left the Crimson with a four-on-three advantage for five minutes. In that span, the Crimson broke open a 4-4 game with three goals and finished off the Cadets, 7-5, before 2850 spectators at Bright Center...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Armed Affair | 2/7/1987 | See Source »

Taylor, Barakett and MacDonald each tossed in agoal in a span of three minutes, and suddenly theArmy found itself in a fox hole from which therewas no escape...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Armed Affair | 2/7/1987 | See Source »

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