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...Moses Malone, their over-powering center, sixth-man Calvin Murphy, and forward Robert Reid, Houston will pose a formidable barrier for the Celts, who emerge from their climactic semi-final showdown with Philly with a "How can we top that?" mindset...
...There will definitely be a showdown." predicted race director and Eliot House resident Jeff MacMillan. "Dunster is big, fast and experienced...
Similarly, the Administration-with Haig in the lead-made the mistake of overblowing its claim that the ugly little war in El Salvador is a showdown between Soviet-Cuban expansionism and American resolve. There is little doubt that the Cubans and their Sandinista friends in Nicaragua have supplied the Salvadoran leftist guerrillas with arms. But by casting the Central American conflict in apocalyptic East-West terms, the U.S. has already prompted criticism from Western Europe, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela and even China...
...resulting 20-yd. penalty kick sailed through the uprights with no time remaining, and moved the Crimson into the semifinal showdown with the Midshipmen, which took place the following...
...that would halt every loom, lathe and furnace in the country. Warsaw's Communist leaders were ready to respond with a declared state of emergency and possibly an armed crackdown, a move that could provoke a violent civil conflict. But both sides in Poland's labor-government showdown hit the brakes at the last moment and averted a smashup by inches...