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...ever-reliable Kim Johnson won the shotput for the Crimson with a toss of 12.65 meters. Johnson hasn't lost her event yet this season, and the strong-armed Kirkland House resident has been improving her distance with every meet...

Author: By Sara J. Nicholas, | Title: Tracksters Tie For Fourth; Princeton, Penn Unbeatable | 3/2/1981 | See Source »

...perhaps, has the movie: suddenly, it seems like it might transcend the predictable. It even takes on a less serious air. A group of youngsters run up to Royko and toss him something. "We found it! We found it! We found the guy's weiner!" In another scene, the wide of a recently-sucked-in C.P.A. describes his attire: "Brown nylon executive type socks--you know, the kind that go up high so if you cross your legs you can't see flesh." "And," she adds. "An aquamarine t-shirt with the bright red words, 'Need Gas? Eat some beans...

Author: By David M. Handelman, | Title: Geritol Case | 2/4/1981 | See Source »

...mechanical bulls that tempt and toss the urban cowboy sell for $7,500 each, about $5,000 more than they cost Gilley's Bronco Shop Inc. in Houston to manufacture. The bionic beast is mounted on a pedestal and powered by a 5-h.p. electric motor that is operated by remote control. El Toro has graded levels of difficulty, working up from a bovine shimmy designated One to a shake-and-break Ten. The headless, vinyl-and-steel contraption was developed as a teaching aid for rodeo cowboys by New Mexico Inventor Joe Turner, who sold his patent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Don't Shoot the Bull, Ride It | 2/2/1981 | See Source »

...while Rogers and his Gamecocks went on to suffer a sound trouncing at the claws of the Pitt Panthers in the Gator Bowl, Buckley rebounded to toss a 65-yd. first-half touchdown pass and lead the Blue squad to a 24-23 victory in the Blue-Gray Classic...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: The Blue-Gray Classic With a Crimson Tint | 1/23/1981 | See Source »

...begin with a teaching section, providing more Biblical text. We try to establish a scriptural basis before we toss opinions around," she says, adding three to 12 participate in each session...

Author: By Stephanie D. James, | Title: The Seymour Society: | 1/8/1981 | See Source »

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