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...Somebody is going to have to define what a national hero is," he added. "A national hero doesn't come in here and stiff the whole country...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Nation's Lawmakers Demand More Facts | 12/13/1986 | See Source »

Although the Ivy race is a toss-up this early in the year, the Crimson is definitely among the league favorites. Defending champ Brown will be the team to beat, with Princeton, Dartmouth and Yale will also providing stiff competition. "No one team can rule the Ivies," Crimson assistant Coach Bill MacDonald said...

Author: By Kristin Olson, | Title: Maturing Rookies, Old and New | 12/6/1986 | See Source »

...Bulldogs, facing a stiff wind, kept the ball on the ground and drove down the gridiron...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: Gridders Gallivant Past Yale, 24-17 | 11/22/1986 | See Source »

...orders a beer. He stands behind the men seated at the bar. They comment to one another, but not to Lynch, on the unfolding action on TV. Lynch is silent. He shifts the weight on his tender knees. Finally, he walks over to a table and sits down, his stiff leg protruding into the aisle. He nurses his beer while lost in the game. He leans toward the action, elbows on knees, and looks for things his contemporaries are oblivious to. He smiles every now and then at a comment by Summerall, as if Summerall had missed the point...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: American Scene in Connecticut: Game Time | 11/10/1986 | See Source »

...Kennedy family wrapped up election day with one out of two seated in Congress. The candidate's younger sister, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, lost a stiff race last night against incumbent Republican Helen Bentley in Maryland...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: 8th Congressional District Gives Kennedy a Landslide Victory | 11/5/1986 | See Source »

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