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...team, collecting a room-full of awards, including last year's individual heptagonal cross-country championship, All-American honors in the two-mile relay in 1979, a Millrose Games record in the same event, and the captainship of all three track seasons this year. His unique bow-legged stride, never-fail kick, and sense of humor have become legend...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: When the Going Gets Impossible... | 10/28/1980 | See Source »

...challenge on the left from Kennedy. Cutting social programs could cost them important liberal support. But when inflation soared instead of dipping as they expected, and the Kennedy challenge started to fade, Carter rushed to the right to avoid being outflanked by Ronald Reagan, then starting to hit his stride...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Coming to Grips with the Job | 10/27/1980 | See Source »

...pacer is differentiated from another standard-bred racer, the trotter, by the distinctive pacing gait: front and hind legs on each side stride together...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Supercolt Outruns Controversy | 10/20/1980 | See Source »

Linsley runs with a steady, tireless stride, upright and gazing ahead impassively, a style reminiscent of her sister, Sarah, Crimson captain two years ago. Beckford churns through the miles with a strident, bouncing gait, the strained look on her face contrasting the graceful motion of her muscular limbs...

Author: By Sara J. Nicholas, | Title: Double Trouble | 10/17/1980 | See Source »

...boogie woogie piano player and writer (he wrote or co-wrote all 25 tunes). This set, mostly from 1956-57, features Curtis at his absolute best; his stutters, yowls and screams on sax constitute the perfect Rock & Roll instrumental voice. When Sam Price and friends hit their boogie woogie stride on tracks like "Roll'em Sam," "Bar B-Q Sauce" and "Honky Tonk Caboose," nothing else seems to matter...

Author: By Steve Weitzman, | Title: ON DISC | 10/16/1980 | See Source »

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