Word: stoning
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Michael E. Stone, an associate professor at UMass in Boston, said yesterday that the resources to pay for the $250 million in hospital jobs comes from medical payments, medical insurance premiums, and taxes paid by the people of the city of Boston. He added that because the hospitals are tax-exempt, but also receive city services, "home owners ultimately end up paying for the city services to these institutions...
...last point of Curley's gut-wrenching 5-4 triumph in the tie-breaker of his third set against the University of Virginia's Harland Stone proved to be the one point that made all the difference as the Harvard men's tennis team opened its '79 spring season by beating the Cavaliers in New Haven...
Playing in his first varsity match, sophomore Curley dropped his first set to Stone 6-3. After Curley reversed that score to capture the second set 6-3, the pair traded six service breaks before the score reached 6-6 in the critical third set. Then, at 4-4 in the tie-breaker, Curley, unable to put away three previous match points, set a low backhand volley down the center of court which jammed Stone on his forehand side. The return landed a foot wide of the sideline on Curley's backhand side, and the Crimson had its fourth...
With four singles victories under its belt, Harvard needed but one doubles triumph and they got that--and no more. Pompan and Andy Chaikovsky dropped their first set to Virginia's number three singles player Cameron Corse and his partner, Stone, but then roared back to crush the Cavalier pair 6-2, 6-4 in the last two sets. Chaikovsky, playing despite a shoulder injury and serving half-speed to avoid aggravating the injury, said afterwards the shoulder had not bothered him too much. The injury may, however, continue to keep him out of singles competition during the team...
...Stone, who succumbed in a preliminary round, defeated Minnie Coolidge of Smith to take the consolation final and a pewter trophy...