Word: silents
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...could say I'm the strong, silent type--at least I let everybody think so," willowy Crimson hoopster Karen Smith says. In fact, the 5-ft., 11-in. sophomore with almond-shaped eyes and a quiet smile, looks more like a dancer than a basketball player...
...word--it is more important just to look and absorb and think. The gasping starts when we pass the ski jumps. At first they look so steep no one knows what they are. A little blue speck is descending on the taller jump. He flies. The bus is silent. Then applause...
DIED. Samuel Berger, 68, laconic career diplomat; of cancer; in Washington, D.C. As U.S. Ambassador to South Korea (1961-64), "Silent Sam" failed in his efforts to persuade Seoul's military regime to establish democratic institutions, but succeeded spectacularly in helping to lay the groundwork for the country's industrial boom. As deputy to Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker in South Viet Nam (1968-72), he administered a policy he described as "one of buying as much time as we could" after the U.S. had abandoned its doomed attempt "to win the war with money and people instead of brains...
...rhetoric, the posters, the silent wife who fits snugly into the curve under his shoulder, are convincing. Ronald Reagan is not a subtle man; while it is likely that during his tenure the Communists (or, if you prefer, "the enemy") will go to bed at night less sure of their safety, it is also true that many Americans may sleep more fitfully. "You can bet Communists aren't going to move until it's a sure thing. What we must do is send them some signals...
...sight of three Penn racquetmen sitting in Hemenway's deserted, cavernous gallery after the match, silent, heads buried in towels, remains a poignant image. A national championship for the Crimson now seems probable...