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Rowing at a consistent 37 strokes per minute, the Harvard crew of Neil Olsen, Dan Grout, Arthur Hollingsworth, George Hunnewell, Rich Kennelly, Curt Pieckenhagen, Andrew Hawley, Andy Sudduth at stroke and Mahony at cox kept pulling further away and Princeon's challenge fell by the wayside in the final part of the race...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: How Grand! | 9/9/1985 | See Source »

...stroke of charity, however, a Central Square church offered to sell its 154-year old edifice at 95 Prospect St. to Shelter Inc. for a reduced price. Members of the Prospect St. Congregational Church--who said they wanted the new owners to reflect the church's religious heritage--turned down a $350,000 bid for the lot from a supermarket chain and opted instead for an offer...

Author: By Thomas J. Winslow, | Title: Helter Shelter | 7/26/1985 | See Source »

...MANY ARTISTS, the photograph is not merely an instrument to capture an instant of life which they have uncovered. The image on film can be as abstract as a stray brush stroke on canvas. Many of the photographers have hidden their pictures, unfocused or brushed over them, to obscure the subject and highlight the shapes. The photographs have become, for better or worse...

Author: By Daniel B. Wroblewski, | Title: Picture Perfect | 7/9/1985 | See Source »

...McIlhenny, 74, patriarch of a deep-rooted Louisiana clan and chairman of the family-owned McIlhenny Co., sole producers of that throat- searing, sinus-clearing concoction of fermented hot peppers, vinegar and salt invented in 1848 and first marketed in 1868 by his grandfather and named Tabasco; after a stroke; in Lafayette...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Jul. 8, 1985 | 7/8/1985 | See Source »

...with astounding accuracy were the ones nearest the cups. In this way, he clearly outplayed the competition. Tze-Chung Chen, a gentle-spoken Taiwanese capable of shooting 2s on par fives and 8s on par fours, performed both of these wonders and lost the championship by a stroke. So did two others. Had Dave Barr, an ample Canadian, only believed he could have won the Open, he probably would have. South African Denis Watson's eternal miscalculation was % in loitering longer than the allotted ten seconds over a lip-hanging putt. The ball vindicated him by sinking out of sight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Life Is an Unplayable Lie | 7/1/1985 | See Source »

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