Word: stackful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Crimson manager Jay Stack had harsh words for two entrants in the intercollegiates. Dave Fish and Dan Gordon. The Crimson's captain won his first two games easily, 15-9, 15-11, but he dropped the next two and trailed, 8-10, in the fifth game with Yale captain Charlie Berry...
...think Fish stepped out for a bite of lunch after the first two games," Stack said of his roommate. "He had Berry running in circles at the start but he played like a plumber...
...telling Southern California grocers how their stores strike the professional eye. Their initial advice: Don't be too nice to customers. The former thieves were appalled to learn that store owners would willingly tell a stranger what day they had their biggest sales. Other tips: Don't stack large packages like charcoal briquettes in the front window so that passing police cannot see what is going on inside; induce a bit of paranoia with large signs intimating that customers are being watched...
...Olympic Committee, railed against the evils of commercialism. And once more the Federation Internationale de Ski (F.I.S.) was unimpressed. This time, though, Brundage seemed more intent than ever on disqualifying most of the world's top skiers for violating the I.O.C. rule against endorsing equipment. Armed with a stack of incriminating ads, he thundered: "When the skiers allow their photographs or their names to be used to promote ski products, they become agents of the industries. To let them compete would change the games to a competition between industrialists, not between sportsmen. If the Olympics are not honest...
Letters Chief Maria Luisa Cisneros and her staff of ten read the entire stack and circulate a weekly digest that keeps the editors up-to-date on reader reaction. She has observed two trends in recent years: TIME'S audience has become increasingly concerned with serious issues in the news, and the letters are generally more thoughtful and balanced than in the past. In 1971, the biggest magnet for mail was the trial and conviction of William Galley; the Pentagon papers case and the "Jesus Revolution" cover story ranked second and third. Many readers took a stand...