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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...second half was nearly perfect for Harvard, especially towards the end of the third quarter and at the beginning of the final stanza. During a three-minute stretch--from 42 seconds left in the third period until 12:46 remained in the game--the Crimson put no fewer than six goals in the Springfield...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: Laxmen Crush Springfield, 13-5, for Fourth in Row | 4/2/1986 | See Source »

...netwomen recently completed the most challenging stretch of its tennis season, posting a 1-5 record in competition which took them to California and Arizona...

Author: By Barbara VAN Gorder, | Title: Netwomen Come Home, End 1-5 West Coast Skid | 4/2/1986 | See Source »

Harvard once again spotted its opponent a four-goal, second half lead (8-4), before winning several decisive face-offs down the stretch to insure the two-goal victory. Clark, Pujols, and senior defenseman Ralph Hartmann led the way for Harvard, while senior goalkeeper Mark Vita--who sat out last season--was in the process of posting an impressive 72 percent save average over the three-game span...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: Laxmen Spring Off To Early Ivy Lead | 3/31/1986 | See Source »

lege students who make the annual spring-break pilgrimage to Fort Lauderdale from turning the event into the usual brawling bacchanal, authorities this year are trying to fence them in and dry them out. One new feature is a half- mile-long stretch of 4 1/2-ft.-high concrete and chain-link wall, which separates the beach crowds from heavily trafficked Route A1A. Another is a so-called open-container law, which separates seasonal hell raisers from their booze by banning drinking in the beach area...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Florida: Fenced in and Dried Out | 3/31/1986 | See Source »

President Reagan once called him the "little dictator who went to Moscow," but when Daniel Ortega strolls around Managua with his two small sons in tow, he looks anything but the strongman. No tassles and epaulets for him, no holster around the waist, no stretch Mercedes. Hatless, in a black T shirt and khakis, Ortega could be any Latin American father except for the security contingent tailing him. Whether by design or by nature, he operates in public like a man of the people. When he travels by car, he is usually behind the wheel, and the car is usually...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Behind the Designer Glasses | 3/31/1986 | See Source »

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