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Freshman Vinnie Martelli replaced Wark behind the plate in the nightcap, combining with hurler Bill Larson to form an all-Yardling battery, but it was the opposing pair, Army's junior receiver Dave Toth (3-6, four RBIs for the day) and sophomore pitching sensation Jones, that the half-dozen or so scouts lounging behind home plate had come...
...Sports phone-in hosts are a notoriously testy bunch, but Franklin is grumpier and more unpredictable than most. He's hung up on callers who root for teams he dislikes, banned others from the air, and played irritating ditties like the Cleveland Crusader fight song a half-dozen times a night...
About 22 of the committee's 54 members are committed to voting in favor of the request, with a half-dozen more leaning strongly in that direction; however, the committee is "not terribly thrilled" about setting a precedent for transferring funds from one agency to another, the aide said...
Among the estimated 50 hostages were Asencio and 14 other ambassadors, including those of Uruguay, Austria, Switzerland, Israel, Egypt, Mexico, Haiti, Brazil and the Vatican. The terrorists identified themselves as members of the April 19 Movement, or M-19, one of the most active of Colombia's half-dozen guerrilla groups. Their demands: a $50 million ransom, publication of their revolutionary manifestoes and the release of all political prisoners, many of whom are M-19 members facing trial by court-martial on charges ranging from armed robbery to kidnaping and murder...
Instead, we're back to the jaded, controlled craftwork of the mid '70s, admittedly with a twist of new-wave perversity to keep the listener interested. The Pretenders, one-part American and three-parts British, are one of a half-dozen new bands sporting a tight, high-voltage sound but displaying little of the spontaneous vitality which gives the pop-rock genre a reason for being...