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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...style of The Towering Inferno nor Earthquake--it doesn't even rely on ritual seduction scenes to cement the plot. Lemmon and Fonda portray characters who are average people, holding perhaps better-than-average jobs, who act heroically when the circumstances demand it. Fonda is very believable as a success-oriented member of the "Me Generation," at first frustrated far more by her boss's fluffy conception of her than by his cover-up of her nuclear accident story. "I've got a pretty good job, and I fully intend to keep it and get a better one," she tells...

Author: By David B. Hilder, | Title: Countdown To Meltdown... | 3/19/1979 | See Source »

Coglin's desire to get out of the despised water might explain why he swims so fast, but talent, experience and pride also contribute to the All-American's success in the pool...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Coglin Takes on All and 'Always Wins' | 3/17/1979 | See Source »

...course of the recent elections of the Student Assembly and its officers several people have expressed the fear that their opinions and arguments will not be taken seriously due to the seeming success of the Coalition for a Democratic University in those elections. That fear is completely unfounded. Not only does the CDU lack the will or power to take control of the Assembly but its organization reflects the opposite motive--that is, the stimulation of increased active student motivation in the student association...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Assembly Unity | 3/17/1979 | See Source »

...sets were designed by the man who re-created The Washington Post newsroom for "All the President's Men") moves quickly, and pays off in a shattering climax. With stars like Fonda, Lemmon, and Douglas, and a subject as hot as nuclear power, the film should be a huge success...

Author: By David B. Hilder, | Title: 'China Syndrome': A Nuclear Thriller Fonda, Lemmon and Douglas Star | 3/15/1979 | See Source »

Dominating play as period two came to a close (in fact, a Terrier slapshot hit both posts just before the buzzer), B.U. appeared to have regained total control, their time-worn strategy of overcoming deficits with calm, positional play an ostensible success...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, | Title: Green Line Change: UNH Over B.U. | 3/15/1979 | See Source »

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