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...Neill, Reagan took to prime-time TV to urge Americans to tell Congress that "this is no time for politics as usual-that you too want an end to runaway taxes, spending, Government debt and high interest rates." Although he bogged down slightly while reeling off a slew of figures and his red marker pen failed him as he tried to make a point with a chart, the President smoothly presented his central argument. The Democrats, he said, "want more and more spending and more and more taxes," while "I believe we should have less spending, less taxes and more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Summit That Failed | 5/10/1982 | See Source »

...this year Navy is clearly on the same track, boasting a 5-1 EIBL record and a slew of productive hitters. Leading the attack is sophomore DH Andy Ponseigo (.397), junior center fielder Andy Loferski (.299.3 HRs, 20 RBIs), and senior left fielder Tom Kiser (.414). Strong hitting has led to doubleheader sweeps over Yale and Penn already, and if the pitching holds together Navy will continue to be tough...

Author: By Michael Bass and Marco L. Quazzo, S | Title: Eastern Baseball Championship Up For Grabs | 4/16/1982 | See Source »

...opening game, the nervous squad committed a slew of errors, letting good pitches go by for strikes and popping the ball up in the stiff breeze for easy outs...

Author: By Neal Shultz, | Title: Softball Team Splits Twin Openers; Crimson Rallies to Win Second Game | 4/16/1982 | See Source »

...Longhorns, paced by Olympian Jill Sterkel's two American records, more than doubled the score of second-place Southern Illinois But the victory was marred by the absence of a slew of traditional swimming powers from the meet Hundreds of AIAW affiliated schools, including a majority of the top ten finishers in last year's Nationals broke ranks this year and defected to the newly formed and more glamorous women's NCAA...

Author: By Barak Goodman, | Title: Texas Aquawomen Take Nationals Harvard Strong in Weak AIAW Meet | 3/22/1982 | See Source »

Unswerving devotion to the path of "the true believer" brought on the attack on Haig and similar denunciations of other GOP bigwigs. Favorite punching bags of the weekly include OMB director David Stockman, White House Chief of Staff James Baker, and a slew of Republican Congressional leaders...

Author: By Michael J. Abramowitz, | Title: Reagan's Conscience | 3/20/1982 | See Source »

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