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...Newnham strode away with the individual title and defending champion Sullivan placed third, but Princeton's team depth enabled it to score a 31-42 victory in the meet...
...homes of startled reporters all over Washington. Administration officials told the newsmen that they had better get to the White House for an important announcement at 9. The callers gave no hint of what it would be about. Promptly on the hour, a grim-faced Jimmy Carter strode into a briefing room, climbed onto the podium and read a terse statement: "The continuing decline in the exchange value of the dollar threatens economic progress at home and abroad, and the success of our anti-inflation program ... It is now necessary...
After the Mass celebrating the start of his ministry, the new Pope strode to the edge of the crowd, carrying his heavy, crucifix-topped staff. Then, with a vigorous gesture reminiscent of Eastern Orthodox services, he thrust it up like a giant sword of faith. When a young boy rushed out with flowers, a Vatican official tried to shoo him off. John Paul called the boy forward and hugged...
John Paul II realized that with all these forces unleashed, his first public appearance as Pope demanded more than the traditional first Urbi et orbi (to the city and the world) blessing. He broke precedent by delivering a brief speech. As the crowd roared, he strode forward and gripped the balustrade pugnaciously, arms outstretched. His rugged 5 ft. 10½ in. frame, craggy high-cheekboned Slavic features and athletic posture all bespoke self-confidence and authority. "Blessed be Jesus Christ," he began in his firm, resonant baritone voice. It was a traditional Italian priestly salutation, rarely heard in recent years...
...hundred and one seconds later, Larry Brown bamboozled a pair of Princeton defensive backs by guiding a 46-yd. rainbow pass down the sideline to John MacLeod, who strode smoothly into the endzone...