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...ECACs are important for three reasons. First, the match act as a surrogate Ivy League Championship, since the Conference sponsors no such battle in the spring. In fact, it is the only championship in which Ali the Ivy schools regularly play. So last weekend's results confirm what everyone already knew: Princeton is the 1980 Ivy League Champion...
Berry, Davis and Glazer yesterday declined to confirm their votes or to comment on the decision. White was unavailable for comment...
Instead, they're calling tomorrow night's Muhammad Ali-Larry Holmes fight "The Last Hurrah", the culmination of two careers, as one fighter seeks to confirm his greatness, and the other tries to assert...
Nonetheless, many ophthalmologists believe the enthusiasm is premature. Aside from Fyodorov's claims, which some Americans find suspect, there is little solid information on long-term benefits or problems. Though limited studies confirm that radial ks improve vision at least temporarily-although not to any great extent-many patients seem to be bothered by glare at night. Also, as much as half of the initial improvement vanishes within three months. Moreover, because the surgeon is cutting through almost nine-tenths of the cornea's thickness, there is the risk of perforation, an injury that could lead to blindness...
...census figures that will confirm the shrinkage or stagnation of many cities will also undoubtedly show small town America growing at a faster rate than the country as a whole...