Word: stadiums
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...grew ever more possible last week as the country's new leaders struggled to consolidate their tenuous control over their chaotic land. In many ways, the immediate challenge facing the regime headed by Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan was reflected at a rally staged at the Tehran University soccer stadium by disgruntled leftist groups that want a bigger voice in the post-Shah government than they have so far been allowed. Under the banner of the Marxist fedayeen, an overflow crowd of 60,000 shouted "Down with U.S. imperialism!" and other slogans. In a feeble attempt at rhetorical counterattack...
Though verbally outgunned at the stadium, the Bazargan regime counted the rally as a victory in its struggle to bring order to Iran. Upset by the fact that no outspoken leftists have been appointed to Bazargan's 17-member Cabinet, fedayeen leaders called a midweek protest march by "all those who are concerned that the blood of martyrs has been spilled for nothing." Khomeini, determined to curb freelance violence of the type that resulted in the assault on the U.S. embassy two weeks ago, denounced the leftists as "non-Muslims" who "are at war with the philosophical beliefs...
...Badger," mascot of the University of Wisconsin. As time passed, Bucky and I grew to be close friends. In fact, Bucky and I went skydiving together during the week before he courageously carried off one of the University of Michigan's cheerleaders to the Wisconsin side of Camp Randall Stadium in retaliation for the loss the Wolverines were currently inflicting upon the diehard Badger fans...
...October 1978. Twenty-eight seconds to go, ball on the Princeton five, the stage set for Harvard to win at Palmer Stadium and stay in the Ivy football race. Larry Brown turns the wrong way, the ball bounces off Ralph Polillio's knee, Princeton recovers. And the eating club parties were worse than the game...
...October 1975. Sophomore third-string QB Tim Davenport comes in against Princeton with 12 minutes to go on an 80-degree day at the Stadium, and pulls off a near miracle--putting three touchdowns on the board before fumbling on his own 20 as Harvard loses...