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PYGMALION IS A PLAY about individuals triumphing over class boundaries. The ultimate success of any production of the play depends on the actors' handling of the lead roles. Maura Moynihan's protrayal of Eliza is rich enough to do justice to Shaw's famous study of the poor flower girl...

Author: By Diane Sherlock, | Title: In Her Own Image | 11/3/1977 | See Source »

Dartmouth (4-1, 6-1, and you know who the '1' was) found the city climes disconcerting in what should have been a breather against Columbia. The young and improving Lions (a deceptive 2-5, 1-4) held the potent Dartmouth offense at bay before yielding 14-7 on a...

Author: By Jonathan J. Ledecky, | Title: Yale, Dartmouth Share Top Spot | 10/31/1977 | See Source »

The Yankees benefited greatly from a surprisingly strong performance by Don Gullett, one of George Steinbrenner's more lucrative-check-cashers. Gullett went eight and one-third innings before yielding to ex-Red Sox (yes sir, we certainly remember) hurler, Sparky Lyle. Lyle, who won two of the three games...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yanks Take Opener, 4-3 | 10/12/1977 | See Source »

The Dodgers (yes Virginia, they played too) benefited from another exceptional performance from mild-mannered Don Sutton. Sutton, who is undefeated in post-season play, went seven strong innings before yielding to Lance Rautzhan. Rautzhan, who contrary to popular belief does not sell Oriental rugs in the off-season, was...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yanks Take Opener, 4-3 | 10/12/1977 | See Source »

In southern Washington, Farmer-Rancher Monte Shaffer, 49, surveyed 2,000 acres of hilly farm land-one-third of his tillage. The fields should have been rippling with mature wheat; instead they were creased with furrows. Shaffer had plowed most of the land under when it produced nothing more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Swollen Silos, Edgy Farmers | 9/12/1977 | See Source »

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