Word: wake
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...game's opening quarter is a mishmash of mistakes. The two teams play Alphonse and Gaston with turnovers, swapping fumbles and interceptions four times. Finally, Palmerton settles down and scores. Pleasant Valley's head coach, Tony Caracio, paces the sideline, trailing assistant coaches in his wake as he wigwags signals to his defensive unit. Pleasant Valley fans sit in miserable silence. At times the only sound is the popping of shoulder pads and the grunt of linemen...
...student association's resolution should force the Kennedy School's demonstrably embarrassed and resistant administration to realize that the Engelhard question will not be allowed to die a quiet death in the wake of the school's inaugural ceremonies. The issue remains alive, boosted by the student association's action. We hope the various groups now involved in the drive to change the library's name, some of which represent widely divergent political views--can hold together for the good of the cause at hand. In the face of considerable administration intransigence, any divisiveness could well result in a decision...
Perhaps the last thing that British newspaper readers needed was still another steamy tabloid featuring scandal, sports, crime and bare-breasted pinups. The format, rooted in the 19th century penny press and perfected in the frothy wake of the swinging '60s, now dominates British newsstands. The leading exponents of the "tits and bums" genre, as it is known on Fleet Street, are Publisher Rupert Murdoch's Sun (circ. 4 million) and the Daily Mirror (circ. 3.9 million). Each is fondled by twice as many customers a day as all four of Britain's major quality dailies combined...
...wake of it all, Crampton said, "Really this is going to be a night for Democrats, I think...
...like something out of a bad dream, really. One expected to wake up momentarily and find out that, no, Harvard hadn't fumbled the ball away in the closing seconds, and no, Harvard hadn't taken itself out of the Ivy title picture. Perhaps we had had too many bourbon-and-ciders at the pre-game tailgate...