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...week ago, the Crimson was undefeated in two Ivy league contests and four games overall. Its defense had yielded an average of just over ten points per game. Joe Restic's charges had won six games in a row, Harvard's longest streak in as many years...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: In the Eye of the Storm | 10/25/1980 | See Source »

...When it appeared his strategy was unraveling, he called the continuing Iran debacle "manageable" and packed his bags for a little politicking. This fall, realizing that his own shortcomings would be apparent to liberal viewers, the president boycotted a debate with John Anderson. Shamelessly cynical, Carter has run the longest, most intense re-election campaign in American history--reason enough to cast him out of office...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Voting For What You Believe In | 10/23/1980 | See Source »

Looking for her second straight New England singles title, Bougas had the longest day of any player on the courts: Playing perhaps her toughest opponent in the region, Yale's Diana Piotrow, Bougas had to stage a strong comeback to take a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 decision in a three-hour and 20-minute semi-final match...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Racquetwomen Second Overall; Roberts, Pe Grab Top Honors | 10/20/1980 | See Source »

...longest labor disputes in American history may end this weekend if the J.P. Stevens Co. and the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union agree on a first union contract...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: J. P. Stevens | 10/18/1980 | See Source »

...signal-caller threw a desperation lateral toward Taylor on the right sideline, but junior defensive back Rocky Delgadillo, having read the play, stepped in front of the halfback, tapped the ball in the air and grabbed it. Ninety-three yards later, Rocky had the third longest interception return in Harvard history, Harvard had a 7-0 lead, and Cornell had massive indigestion--no one, it seems, can feed off of this year's Harvard defense...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: The Defense's Day | 10/14/1980 | See Source »

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