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...consecutive plays in the first quarter, the Hurricanes were made to fumble twice, losing something more than the ball the second time. Thereafter, tiptoeing Miami receivers represented the advancemen for Heisman Quarterback Vinny Testaverde's worsening nightmare, detonated by the interceptions of large Linebackers Shane Conlan and Pete Giftopoulos but generated by the deceptions of miniature Defensive Backs Ray Isom and Duffy Cobbs...
...like '84," said a presidential aide. "We've got oversight groups meeting to plan our approach to the summit. Policy papers are being prepared for the President. The speechwriters are gearing up. Our advancemen have been to Geneva a couple of times already. The media have a powerful desire to see a contest and are pounding the drums...
...from a recent campaign stop at North Carolina State University where he fielded questions from the students, Reagan plopped down with his staff. "Well," he said, "that ought to prepare me for those young fellows that are coming from the Soviet Union." In Geneva a few days ago, Soviet advancemen were pressing their U.S. counterparts to show them where the American press center was going to be. Then they asked if the center would be open to Soviet journalists. Getting no immediate answer they asked again, and again. The Swiss, pressured by the Soviets, asked the same question...
...President promised not to raise "golf balls" in anybody's throat, but did. Nancy cast her eyes down. Meese, the new Attorney General, beamed at everybody. White House switchboard operators, advancemen and journalists, all acknowledging some admiration of the troika era, nibbled shrimps and watched the shadows along the White House lengthen and history move...
Campaign stops were carefully staged to reinforce the TV images. At the start of a typical rally, tiny American flags were passed out, hundreds of balloons were pinned under nets waiting for the "go" signal, and a local band played patriotic tunes. If advancemen feared the turnout would be small, the platform for TV crews was moved closer to the main stage so that the evening news would depict a jammed crowd. When polls revealed surprising strength among the young, schedulers quickly planned more campus events. "It fits the theme," explained Deaver. "Optimism, youth, opportunity. All positive...