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Reagan responded in turn by breaking another tradition, that of a presidential presence at Harvard's major anniversary celebrations. His staff informed Harvard of the decision two months after they originally indicated they would, sending organizers into a tailspin search for a replacement...
...when George and the elder Mr. Emerson unexpectedly show up as the new tenants of a vacant house in the Honeychurches' out-of-the-way village, Lucy and the plot are both thrown into a tailspin. Will she renounce the overly cerebral aesthete Cecil and find more physical and spiritual contentment with the earthy George? Will Lucy and George's brief encounter on the Tuscan hillside finally become public knowledge? Will Cecil fight for Lucy's hand or will he simply spend yet another hour in the Honeychurches' library reading up on Italian painting? Hmmmmm...
When petroleum prices were doubling and redoubling during the 1970s, oil buyers wondered whether the increases would ever hit a ceiling. Last week the problem was reversed: as global prices continued to plummet, traders despaired about the lack of a firm floor. "The market is in a careening tailspin," said one Manhattan oil-futures analyst. Warned another: "Put on your hard hat. The sky is falling." The price for next month's delivery of West Texas Intermediate, a major U.S. crude, plunged $3.39 on Monday and Tuesday to $15.44 per bbl., its lowest point since 1979 and a nearly...
...tailspin that began that weekend didn't abate until the season ended with Harvard tied for fourth place in the Ivies at 7-7. Another could-be season had turned into another could-have-been season...
...Quakers, who are in a tailspin since beating Cornell early in the season, have lost seven straight including a heart-breaking one-point loss to Fairleigh Dickenson University in which Penn shot 55 percent from the field...