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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Toss...

Author: By Jon Askin, | Title: Princeton Dethrones Harvard in Howe; Tigers Win 5-2 to Take National Title | 2/14/1983 | See Source »

...control traffic seems to be waning everywhere. In Los Angeles, red-light running has become perhaps the city's most common traffic violation. In New York City, going through an intersection is like Russian roulette. Admits Police Commissioner Robert J. McGuire: "Today it's a 50-50 toss-up as to whether people will stop for a red light." Meanwhile, his own police largely ignore the lawbreaking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: A Red Light for Scofflaws | 1/24/1983 | See Source »

...concentrate his energies and the country's attention. Detractors might say this was because he has less energy to deploy. Carter had prodigious energy and diffused it too widely. Presidents should have the knack for keeping three or four balls in the air, but not the urge to toss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Job Specs for the Oval Office | 12/13/1982 | See Source »

...outfit, which was on display, his pale blue eyes alight with reminiscences of his grand entrance at the 1926 ball. He remarked proudly that he could still fit into the costume, flower-lined cape and all. Clearly, Erté would like nothing better in his 90th year than to toss roses once again to his new, appreciative fans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Design: Erte Irrepressible at 90 | 12/13/1982 | See Source »

...most's very first event, the 35-lb, weight throw, Al Quintero set the tone for the evening with a superb toss of 57 ft., 4 in., his personal best by over four feet and almost a foot over the IC4A qualifying distance...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Thinclads Thrash B.C., 84-52; Quintero Qualifies for IC4As | 12/1/1982 | See Source »

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