Word: startingly
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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Tension release, Rick Spiers '79-4 says, can be a spectacular sight. Some people have had memories of their birth so vivid that they jump into a fetal position and start twisting and turning--recreating their own birth...
...start of Lechner's sophomore year, coach Bob Scalise discovered that the native Long Islander had once been a hockey goalie, and Scalise encouraged him to try it again--this time without the ice. Capable Ken First was then having his best year ever guarding the Crimson twines; but Scalise, concerned about Harvard's future prospects, thought Lechner might prove a valuable asset...
Lock had played a moderating influence from the beginning, telling his captors: "Look, if you start shooting people, if you kill even one of us, you know you will have no chance after that, don't you?" Lock wore his policeman's tunic throughout the siege, and even put on his hat when he spoke to his superiors through the embassy windows. The reason for Lock's formality: his .38-cal. revolver was hidden beneath the tunic. Lock told the other two British captives about the gun, but felt that if he tried...
Bankers believe it will also take further drops in interest rates before consumers start taking out more loans. Says Robert W. Renner, chairman of the Citizens State Bank in Hartford City (pop. 8,000), Ind.: "I really think we're going to have to get down to the 12% to 13% range before the typical consumer comes back to see us." The Citizens State Bank last week made only one auto loan at 17.5% interest. A year ago, it was making twelve to 14 such loans a week...
Rookie of the year with the Milwaukee Bucks, he earned the first of his five M.V.P. trophies the next year, leading the Bucks to the N.B.A. title. New Laker Owner Jerry Buss renegotiated his contract at the start of the season (an estimated $1 million annually for four years) and acquired three power forwards, among them Starter Jim Chones, to liberate Kareem from the nightly double-teaming and pounding under the boards that had sapped his energy and enthusiasm in the past...