Word: tom
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...begins a long, painful but ultimately successful struggle to regain her sight and skills. Yet the film is kept firmly grounded in plausible, recognizable territory by the realistic detailing in Donald Wrye's direction, the authentic tone of the dialogue and the straightforward work of an excellent cast. Tom Skerritt as the skater's father, reluctant to let her go, and her first coach, Colleen Dewhurst, are particularly good. There is a choice piece of writing for Robby Benson, playing her boyfriend. In the beginning he is both unsure about what he wants to do in life...
Storage space is almost as tight as on a spaceship, and living quarters are as cramped as they were for Captain Bligh's midshipmen. Says a California boatwife: "When you cook corned beef and cabbage, everything you wear next day smells like corned beef and cabbage." Miamian Tom Dixon, 35, who inhabits a relatively spacious 45-ft. catamaran houseboat he designed and built, notes that his 360-sq.-ft. living area is the equivalent of a one-car garage. Even at a dock, high winds and storms can make a boat dweller feel as if he were inside...
...much-maligned Harvard breaststroking crew of Pat Jakobsen and Tom Royal also contributed its share. Jakobsen failed to place, but he dropped three seconds from his best time; and Royal surprised everyone by making the finals in the 200-yd. breaststroke...
...ninth spot for the Crimson for much of the year, took Penn number five man Bill Lukashok to five games before being eliminated, 3-2. Meanwhile, Chuck Elliott, the Crimson's other "C" division player, won three matches in a row before losing to Penn's undefeated captain Tom Wolf in the quarterfinals...
Event 15: 200-yd. Breaststroke: 1. John Christensen, Princeton, 2:06.59* 2. Kent Whitaker, Dartmouth, 2:07.91 3. Koji Mishimura, Army, 2:08.55 4. Bob Spears, Dartmouth, 2:09.14 5. Alex Lawler, Yale, 2:09.77 6. Matthew Janze, Army, 2:10.44 7. Tom Ward, Cornell, 2:11.40 8. Tom Royal, Harvard...