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...replacement players made the strike fun for us. For one spectacular game, Timmy Smith made us forget John Riggins. And, of course, we won the Super Bowl...

Author: By David A. Plotz, | Title: Lost Faith: Gibbs and God | 12/15/1988 | See Source »

...players were, not to be cliched, blue-collar. Dave Butz, Daryl Grant, and Joe Jacoby busted their helmets for a win. Of course, some players had flair: Manley and Green were always spectacular, but they were spectacular for the team's sake...

Author: By David A. Plotz, | Title: Lost Faith: Gibbs and God | 12/15/1988 | See Source »

...Voyager spacecraft were launched toward the outer reaches of the solar system. In addition to providing spectacular photographs of Jupiter and its moons, the Voyager spacecraft greatly expanded scientists' knowledge of the outer planets. Voyager 2 actually discovered a series of rings around Uranus...

Author: By Kevin D. Katari, | Title: A Giant Step For Science | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

...also writes about the forgotten players. While he may praise Kerr for his courage to have a spectacular season even after his father's tragic death in Lebanon, Feinstein devotes a good portion of the book to Walter Lambiotte, the former North Carolina State player who transfered to North-western and had to sit out a year...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: A Season Inside | 12/10/1988 | See Source »

...fight for RJR Nabisco, that seems to have happened in spectacular fashion. No matter how the battle turns out, the unseemly scramble for riches has, for the moment at least, given overreaching a bad name. In the end, the RJR brouhaha may turn out to be a useful testing of the limits: of greed, of debt, of dealmaking. The resulting outcry may prove an effective regulating device. "In its own way, the deal has been typically American, where nothing is in moderation, including the enormous selfishness of management," notes James Bere, chairman of Borg-Warner. "It's touched a nerve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where's the Limit? Ross Johnson and the RJR Nabisco Takeover Battle | 12/5/1988 | See Source »

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