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Sophomore Jamie Henikoff, who hadn't played singles since the Yale match two weeks ago, returned with flying colors. The match was never really in question, as Henikoff capitalized on strong overhead smashes and wraparound forehand shots for an easy 6-4, 6-2 victory over Christine Wood...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Netwomen Blank Red, Edge Out Eagles, 5-3 | 5/1/1989 | See Source »

With 4:13 remaining, attackman John Heil's wraparound shot found the far corner of the Crimson net, tipping the see-saw Cornell's way the final time. Tim McDevitt cushioned the lead a minute later, firing a shot over Harvard goaltender Chris Miller's right shoulder...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Shootout: Big Red Edges Laxmen, 10-8 | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

...just sitting quiet, not saying a thing, serving my time," says Brown from a pay phone inside the minimum-security facility. Every day he rises at 5:15 to dish out breakfast in the cafeteria, wearing a cook's white uniform and cap, embellished by purple wraparound sunglasses and a matching purple foulard scarf. He directs the chapel choir, and attendance has doubled since he got there. On Saturdays, his wife Adrienne, a former hair stylist with the television show Solid Gold, brings a dryer and a bag of salon products to primp his curly coiffure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soul Brother No. 155413 | 2/20/1989 | See Source »

...County, Calif., division of Unisys, for example, speak everything from Korean to Japanese to Spanish. Their productivity improved significantly, Unisys managers say, when the company began offering ten-week courses in reading, writing and speaking English. Classes, which number 15 students at most, meet in the company cafeteria, whose wraparound picture windows look out on the Santa Ana Mountains. "Before I took the class I couldn't stand up and talk in our Thursday staff meetings," says Elvia Adame, 31, who came to Southern California from Mexico City eight years ago. "Now I participate in all the meetings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Literacy Gap | 12/19/1988 | See Source »

Meanwhile, all five Clarkson players were at the boards expecting a wraparound pass...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: The Chalkboard | 3/17/1988 | See Source »

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