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...Harvard women's tennis team lost to Virginia, 6-3, in the consolation draw of the ITCA Region One Team Championships in a match marred by shoddy officiating and numerous disputes. Several players from both teams requested umpires to supervise their matches after a slew of controversial line calls...

Author: By Mia Kang, | Title: Netwomen Place Last In ITCA Tournament | 10/23/1989 | See Source »

...political issues brought with them unexpected scrutiny. A slew of controversial debates last spring burned the body, forcing many members to reconsider the council's role as a political institution...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Chocolate Milk Politics or Something More? | 10/14/1989 | See Source »

...slew of choices is dizzying. The only conceivable decision is not to decide at all, but to delegate. Fortunately, a primly-coiffed associate is always ready to help...

Author: By Adam L. Berger, | Title: Superlative Cuts | 10/12/1989 | See Source »

Because the plates carry the code of each travel agency, businesses are being billed for a slew of stolen tickets, many of them to expensive locations in Central and South America. One agency was debited $47,000 for tickets taken last June. The local chapter of the American Society of Travel Agents has asked airlines to install $1,500 computer scanners at boarding gates to identify the hot tickets. Three weeks ago, when thieves held up Van Nuys travel agent Alfredo Vaca for the second time, he refused to surrender any more blanks, convinced that the losses would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Los Angeles: First-Class Felony | 10/9/1989 | See Source »

Some preliminary studies and a slew of lawsuits contend that living near electrical power lines causes everything from cancer to miscarriage. Even your toaster, some say, could be a culprit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page Vol. 134 No. 3 JULY 17, 1989 | 7/17/1989 | See Source »

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