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Another freshman phenomenon, Debbie Zimic, displayed her stroke versatility with her complete dominance in the 200-yard individual medley. In a sprint event where places often come down to hundredths of seconds, Zimic's victorious time of 2:14.5--a full three seconds ahead of the next finishers--was indeed noteworthy...
...medley relay--1. Harvard(McCloskey, Kim, Cirilie, Floyd) 1:56.3; 3. Harvard. 500-yd. freestyle--1. Zimic 5:16.80: 2. Gildes 5:31.84; 3. Goyman 5:41.83. 200-yd. individual medley--2. Davis 2:21.56. 100-yd. freestyle--1. Floyd 55.38; 3. McCloskey 577.28. 80-yd. back stroke--2. Rice 31.62; 3. Kelley 32.07. 50-yd. breaststroke--1. Kim 33.17. 100-yd. butterfly--1. Zimic 1:02.04. One-meter diving--1. Stone; 2. Holy: 3. Josman. 50-yd. Freestyle--1. Floyd 26.10: 2. Cirilie 26.60. 100-yd. backstroke--1. Davis 1:07.9; 2. German 1:09.05. 100-yd. individual medley...
...hero of this last movement: "Oh him fall three blows of fate, the last of which fells him as a tree is felled." Once the seven sceptres at Armageddon come out of the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony, the scythes they raise deliver a cruel final stroke...
...four Prime Ministers in their decline. Begin used to be a superb parliamentarian and a very effective speaker. The situation today is a very pathetic business." One possible factor was Begin's questionable health. Over the past four years, he has suffered two heart attacks and a stroke, and he is under the constant supervision of his doctors. Some politicians speculate that the medications he is required to take have had a depressing effect on his normally ebullient behavior...
Mugabe's handling of Tekere was widely viewed as a test of his leadership-and the helmsman played it masterly. He let justice take its course, waited for the dust to settle, then severed the troublesome member with one clean stroke. In announcing Tekere's dismissal, Mugabe denied any connection with the murder trial. Mugabe's tongue-in-cheek reason for the ouster: "I felt he needed a bit of rest so he can recover from the pressures and strains...