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Vukonich, who had a hat trick in Harvard's 12-2 manhandling of Army on Friday, thrived this weekend in spite of the breakup of the superline. The senior forward now plays on the second line with Ciavaglia and sophomore Matt Mallgrave...
...echoing of huzzahs was absent from the hallway after the roller-coaster-like game that had seen the crowd rise in rousing cheer when the home team tied the score with five seconds remaining in regulation time. In spite of the deflating outcome, each team member proved himself a model of exemplary behavior, exiting the arena dressed in coat and tie. Assistant Coach Kevin Hampe, a two-sport captain and Harvard's 1973 Male Athlete of the Year, warmly penned his name alongside his photo in the game program. One by one, the well-spoken (and soft-spoken) players kindly...
...spite of all this self-justification, Gorbachev denied that he gave the order to shoot. "I learned about what happened when they woke me up the next morning," he said. Interior Minister Boris Pugo and Defense Minister Dmitri Yazov shirked responsibility as well. The decision was made, said Yazov, by the army commander in Vilnius, whose assignment was to protect "all members of society...
Kelsen said he took the job with the Inquirer in spite of the danger, because he wanted to see first-hand what was going...
...decision is made, in spite of these considerations, to wait and see what sanctions could do, the next step would have to be rotation of U.S. troops out of the region. Their numbers would have to be cut to just enough to deter an Iraqi attack on Saudi Arabia. That kind of pullout would give Saddam a propaganda windfall by enabling him to claim a great victory over the foreign invaders. Once again, he could say, the Americans lacked staying power. After a year or two, even if Iraq's military strength has deteriorated badly, Washington could find it politically...