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...Medleyist Alex Baumann and Breaststroker Victor Davis, who have maple leaves tattooed on their chests, and Breaststroker Anne Ottenbrite, who does not, cheerfully threw Frisbees into the crowd on their way to get their medals. The Dutch women may have deserved an award for the most medals from the smallest country: a total of six, including Petra Van Staveren's gold in the 100-meter breaststroke. The Australians took a host of silvers and bronzes and seemed ready for better things. Finally, an unknown 17-year-old Aussie named Jon Sieben came out of deepest anonymity in Lane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: A Tidal Wave off Winners | 8/13/1984 | See Source »

...body in order to aquire the skill and toughness to win a big fight against long odds. Like "the Star Wars saga, it provides him with a Yoda-like mentor full of gnomic instruction and inspiration in his struggle against evil. In short, The Karate Kid presents the smallest imaginable variations on three well-tested formulas for movie success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Nothing New Under the Sun | 7/2/1984 | See Source »

...alternative for your bewildered palate. Baskin-Robbins (1230 Mass, Ave.): Why anyone would frequent a chain that has spread to the corners of the globe, given the native alternatives, is beyond some, but the familiarity can be comforting to the homesick. The cheapest cone in the Square, and the smallest scoop, too. Try the mudpies--now available in individual slices for $1.50 each--made of Jamocha Almond Fudge ice cream in a pie crust. Haagen Dazs (67 JFK St.): Considered one of the best of the mass-marketed variety, Convenient for Gelaria shoppers, for some it's a slice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Scream | 6/24/1984 | See Source »

...many ways the Corporation is unique among university governing boards. It is the smallest of any major university and it meets more often than any other, the members taking an active role in many areas of Harvard policy. However, because it tends to deal with broad issues, most of the University community has little contact with...

Author: By John F. Baughman, | Title: Keeping Their Hands In | 6/7/1984 | See Source »

Manufacturers Hanover denied that it suddenly needed to raise cash and called the rumors "absurd." Senior Vice President James Hambelton said the bank had one of the smallest portfolios of bad loans of any lender its size...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Bad Case of the Jitters | 6/4/1984 | See Source »

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