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...losing effort, the Cantabs matched Penn shot for shot and even threatened midway through the fourth period. When Harvard's Chris Pujolz scored with just 11.35 to play, that cut the Quaker lead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Laxmen: Close But Not Quite | 4/2/1984 | See Source »

...novel's title is the name of a shapeless pendant of marsh and sand that meets the Atlantic about midway between Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, Ga. Simons, pronounced Simmons ("I'm a rare one-m Simons"), lives in this area among the palmettos, scrub oaks, fiddler crabs, and slave descendants who speak Gullah and keep the faith at Marvin's R.O. Sweet Shop and Baby Grand. There, Simons says, "I am a celebrity because I'm white, not even teen-age yet, and possess the partial aura of the Duchess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Five Auspicious, Artful and Amusing Debuts | 4/2/1984 | See Source »

...back up its commitment to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, has four ships in the Gulf, in addition to a 30-ship flotilla, led by the aircraft carrier Midway, in the Indian Ocean. Early last week the U.S. destroyer Lawrence, on duty near the entrance to the strait, fired warning shots when an unidentified vessel crossed its bow at a distance of about a mile. That same day the Lawrence fired into the air in front of a low-flying Iranian patrol plane and broadcast a warning to an Iranian frigate after the plane and the ship came within...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gulf: Threats of a Wider War | 3/12/1984 | See Source »

BOSTON--Alan Haworth scored midway through the second period, and Washington's National Hockey League-leading defense, sparked by goalie Pat Riggin, took over from there as the Capitals edged the Boston Bruins 2-1 last night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoreboard | 3/12/1984 | See Source »

...prepared to escort vessels entering and leaving the gulf, carry out minesweeping operations and if necessary use force to prevent Iranian sea or air efforts to intercept oil traffic. The U.S. Navy maintains four ships in the Persian Gulf, besides a 30-ship flotilla, led by the aircraft carrier Midway, in the Indian Ocean. Britain has a missile-equipped destroyer, a modern frigate and a tanker in the region...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Persian Gulf: Strait Talk | 3/5/1984 | See Source »

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