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...quote: "The United States tried, by depressing the clutch of diplomacy and downshifting the gearshift lever of rhetoric, to remain neutral." Also: In 1929 the nation's economy "was revealed to be merely a paper tiger with feet of clay living in a straw house of cards that had cried 'wolf' once too often...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview with DAVE BARRY: Madcap Airs All | 7/3/1989 | See Source »

...accept the new world crying out from the streets, Deng appears to have reverted to a hoary Maoist maxim: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." With devastating carnage, Deng proved he could unleash the firepower. But now that his regime is riding the military tiger, can it dismount without being torn to pieces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Despair and Death In a Beijing Square | 6/12/1989 | See Source »

...finish the Tiger sweep, the Princeton men's basketball squad captured the Ivy title with a 73-64 victory over Harvard at Briggs Cage...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Some Memorable Dates | 5/24/1989 | See Source »

Despite an early Tiger lead, Harvard captured a 7-5 victory, its 18th-straight victory over an Ivy League opponent. The last time Harvard lost...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Laxwomen Eliminate Tigers in Semis, 7-5 | 5/22/1989 | See Source »

...breakdowns coming out of our defensive end," said Tiger Coach Chris Saylor, who graduated from Harvard in 1981. "Demer would make a great save to stop Harvard. But then we couldn't get the ball past midfield...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Laxwomen Eliminate Tigers in Semis, 7-5 | 5/22/1989 | See Source »

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