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...Allard had been a starter at the most important position on the football field--quarterback--for nearly four seasons, three in high school and one on the Harvard freshman team. Come sophomore year, he all of a sudden was no better than fourth string, playing back-up to Brian Buckley, Mike Buchanan and a wide receiver named Ron Cuccia. Last season, as a junior, he was the first runner-up, mopping up for Cuccia when the Crimson won big, and entering the tight games on third-and-long when Harvard went into its two-quarterback alignment...
...play this afternoon, but as it turned out, he was unable to practice all week. But last Saturday. Allard replaced Cuccia in the second quarter and completed five of nine passes for 72 yards and two TDs. If the Columbia game was any indication, the senior back-up should have little trouble with his first starting assignment, although the presence of UMass cornerback Dwayne Lopes (two interceptions last week) and third-team All-American safety Grady Fuller might convince Restic to limit Allard's aerial range...
...Soviet telephone system is definitely overloaded and in need of extensive repairs. Since the Soviets own far fewer computerized switching machines than do most Western telephone systems, they have virtually no back-up equipment when a breakdown occurs. The Soviets claim that their modern direct-dial equipment has been transferred only temporarily from international service, where telephone usage is relatively light, to the domestic network. Said an official of the Ministry of Communications last week: "We will increase the number of lines and reintroduce direct dialing within two years...
Actually Holly's former back-up is reported to have the savvy of a distinguished quarterback, but a suspect Princeton offensive line might make Woods' talents a well-kept secret...
...although relatively stripped-down export models, do have ECM gadgets, early-warning systems and air-to-air missiles. But their electronics are not as precise and powerful as the U.S.-Israeli counterparts. Israel also had available an even more powerful electronic back-up system: four U.S.-built E-2C Hawkeye surveillance planes, each able to track 250 enemy aircraft up to 300 miles away. In addition, Israel's pilots are among the best in the world. No fighter pilots have more intensive training-in ground practice with computerized simulators, in mock air battles against captured MiGs and in actual...