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Harvard mustered no offensive threat in the 3:37 that remained in the contest. Harvard coach Bill Cleary pulled Hynes from the goal with 35 seconds left, but to no avail...
Thomas Jefferson, who knew well the wines of France and Italy, dreamed of growing great vintages in Virginia To no avail. European vines, planted by Italian workers at his estate near Charlottesville, soon succumbed to insects and disease. For almost two centuries it was considered impossible to raise in the East South or Midwest-anywhere save California-any vine but the American Vitis labmsca, whose fermented grapes have an acid, musky, "foxy" flavor...
...suicides of the terrorists, there was little hope that Schleyer would turn up alive. Nevertheless, West German President Walter Scheel took to television to plead with the abductors: "The whole world ?East and West?is against you. I appeal to you to set your hostage free." To no avail. Twenty-four hours later, the Liberation, which had been used by Schleyer's kidnapers to convey previous messages, received a telephone call from a terrorist. He identified himself as a member of the Commando Siegfried Hausner of the Red Army Faction?the group taking credit for the abduction. "After...
...against an orange background (Ole Tequila), a red baron flying high in a blue sky (Seagram's Gin) and a hearts-and-cupids background emblazoned HOW'S YOUR LOVE LIFE? (Ultra-Brite toothpaste). Owners of Lincolns and Cadillacs have tried to enroll their cars, but to no avail. This form of beetlemania is for Volkses only...
...Bosworth, but in addition the White House is now prepared to speak out against what it considers unjustified price hikes. Indeed, last week, President Carter ordered the council to investigate pricing policies in the steel industry and told the Pentagon to be sure to buy the lowest price steel available. Last month, the Administration condemned a price hike by U.S. Steel, but to no avail; the next day Bethlehem Steel followed the U.S. Steel increase...