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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...main thrusts: a mixed economy with little nationalization, a firm commitment to join the European Economic Community and greater personal freedom for all Spaniards. Groused Communist Leader Santiago Carrillo: "This is not a program of the left." He was correct. In one stroke, González had proposed to sweep Spain's leftist ideology into the past and allay conservative fears of a renewed bloody confrontation with the Socialists. Editorialized Spain's leading news paper, El Pais: "This is the speech of a candidate for Premier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Corrida for Two | 6/9/1980 | See Source »

Though Harvard will lose several key players to graduation, the future still looks bright. Any team that could pull off the three-game sweep of the playoff which earned the Crimson the Eastern League crown has the mettle and verve for years of championship talk...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Striking Success | 6/5/1980 | See Source »

Barton must be considered the team's real star, capping the season with a sweep of the three butterfly events at the Ivy Championships. She set Harvard records in four events over the course of the year, and qualified for nationals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Splashy, Not Flashy | 6/5/1980 | See Source »

Although Harvard pulled off a clean sweep in its contract negotiations this year, workers' sentiments reflect early rumblings from the Medical Area where the University's old nemesis, District 65, initiated its second attempt to organize clerical and technical staff. Although District 65 was rumored to file for the right to hold a unionizing election this spring, the union postponed its plans to file with the NLRB until September. One of the union's chief organizers, Leslie A. Sullivan, says District 65 has learned from its first protracted struggle with the University. Sullivan says she expects favorable results this time...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: The University's Clean Sweep | 6/5/1980 | See Source »

Harvard sprinters had a field day as well, with Chapus edging out Yale's Bob Cottrell in the 200 meters and a Crimson sweep of Nsiah, Salvo, and Phil Askenazy in the 100-meter dash...

Author: By Sara J. Nicholas, | Title: Thinclads End With a Bang, Drub Yale, 117-45 | 5/12/1980 | See Source »

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