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...third straight tournament game, an NCAA committee awarded Harvard the home field advantage, and the Crimson kept in tact its unblemished 1986 Ohiri mark with a 2-0 triumph over Hartwick before 3500 fans...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Tourney Summary: The Route to Duke | 12/6/1986 | See Source »

...common: their custodianship of the presidency. As Ronald and Nancy Reagan joined Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter for the dedication of the new $25 million Carter Presidential Center, what might have passed as a routine ribbon cutting provided the nation with a rare glimpse of adversaries transcending enmity with tact, grace and high style...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbal Bouquets: Grace notes at the Carter Center | 10/13/1986 | See Source »

...DESPITE THE dissatisfaction of conniving politicians, most Israelis would like to see the unity government continue. According a poll published in the country's main newspaper last week, seventy percent of Israelis want the coalition to stay in tact and the rotation agreement carried out. The public knows when they are getting a good deal...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: Back from the Brink | 4/14/1986 | See Source »

...Walters recommended tact, especially in the U.N. "No matter how small a country they are, you have to be nice to them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: U.S. Official in U.N.: It's Getting Better | 3/20/1986 | See Source »

...Islamic fundamentalists who govern Iran have never been known for tact. Iranian President Seyed Ali Khamene'i proved that anew last week during a visit to Zimbabwe, when he refused to attend a state banquet in his honor because women were present and wine was to be served. Khamene'i demanded that all women attending, including Cabinet ministers and the wife of the President, don veils and sit at a table in a far corner of the room. An hour of frantic negotiations ensued, but neither side would budge. Finally, the dinner went on without Khamene...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zimbabwe: Of Wine and Women | 2/3/1986 | See Source »

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