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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Buchanan played his high school ball at Jefferson Davis in Montgomery, Ala., as a triple option quarterback. "I like to pitch out on the option and have a perfectly executed play," he said with a smile. He showed this effectively on a drive from the Harvard 36 to the UMass 16 to open the second half...
...requested resident status and who are on the admissions wait list now have non-resident status and live at 8 Plympton St., a freshman resident of the building said yesterday. The resident, who asked not to be identified, said admissions officials gave him and several other students the option of finding off-campus housing and joining the Class of '83, or waiting until next year and joining the Class of '84 as "regular students...
...contrast to the present legislation, Gov. Edward J. King's original proposal recommended only a half-holiday, but with the blue laws suspended. Businesses would have had the option of opening or closing...
Family members with the chromosome abnormality but without the disease will be screened regularly in hopes of catching it early. Also, in a pregnancy, amniocentesis can determine if the fetus has inherited the defect, giving parents the option of abortion...
...military buildup in general and their nuclear versatility in particular. The Soviet Union's improving and multifaceted nuclear capacity, he said, not only is making it increasingly difficult for the U.S. to defend against Soviet missile systems, but also is cornering the U.S. into the "absurd" single nuclear option of destroying Soviet cities while U.S. population centers are wiped out in return. The lack of credible lower-level military options, he said, could render the U.S. helpless against Soviet pressure on threatened allies...