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...time, the Sox felt justified sending pitching phenom Don Aase and enough money to sign Rick Miller out west because they needed a steady-fielding second baseman to plug the hole beside Rick Burleson. Well, Remy has outlasted Burleson in Boston while becoming an offensive threat as productive as the Willie Randolphs and Bobby Griches. As always, he remains a superb fielder...
...quick plug for some great stuff, new old. Mercury Records just re-issued the New York Dolls' two albums, self-titled and Too Much Too Soon. The Dolls were "ahead of their time," and sometimes too out of control for their own good. This is raucous stuff, and lead singer David JoHansen sings of love, drugs, and insanity from firsthand knowledge. Don't be put off by the transvestite image; this is great rock and rool. "Personality Crisis" and the Bo Diddley song "Pills" from the first album, and the remake of "Stranded in the Jungle" on the second...
...team will have its biggest gaps to plug on defense, and MacAusland has recruited accordingly. A big lift should come from Tania Huber, who returns to the sport after time off. Huber, according to Mac Ausland, is a "phenomenal athelete capable of replacing Velie...
...order to plug news leaks about the conduct of the Viet Nam War, President Richard Nixon in 1969 ordered illegal telephone taps on 17 Government of ficials and journalists. Last week, seven years after he was pardoned of any criminal charges arising from his tenure, a divided Supreme Court determined that Nixon is liable for civil damages to one of those whose privacy he had violated...
...Reagan left for a weekend at Camp David, he paused to plug his budget amendment. "Certain House committees have not yet received the message of last November that the people want less bureaucratic overhead in Washington," he said. "We can and we will stop this fiscal joy ride." This week he plans to make speeches on behalf of his budget alternative in San Antonio and Los Angeles. His aides are also considering a national media campaign of commercials, paid for by the Republican National Committee, and perhaps a televised speech by the Administration's No. 1 salesman...