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Princeton stroke Harry Becker, a member of Canada's Olympic team, said that his squad "didn't mean to let them go out as far as they did." He added that he "didn't know they were so far ahead...
Aside from fifth-seeded Kevin Curren's first-round loss to Frenchman Guy Forget and Mandlikova's three-set semi-final thriller over Chris Evert-Lloyd, he only major upset was eighth-seeded Boris Becker's fall in the round...
...after Tiedge turned up in East Germany, West German authorities arrested Margarete Hoke, 50, a secretary for the past 21 years in the office of the Federal President, on suspicion of spying for East Germany. Officials said that Hoke had first met an East German agent named Franz Becker in 1968 and had recently been spotted making contact with him in Copenhagen. A few days after Hoke was picked up, Swiss authorities in Lucerne arrested an East German couple, Johann and Ingeborg Hubner, who were believed to be linked to Hoke...
...circumstances and Curren's modern racquet. Like everything ! else, there must be degrees of graphite. "He was hitting the ball harder than I was. I need something with a little more power." On this technological subject, he went so far as to suggest that West German Boris ("Boom-Boom") Becker, 17, the spectacular find of the tournament, was a souped-up shortcutter without a solid wooden foundation. But zing is more than string. McEnroe also had to admit, "I felt a little old out there...
Despite the stronger security measures, however, aviation officials agreed that piecemeal attempts to combat air terrorism would not be sufficient. "The battle requires international solidarity," said Erich Becker, the chairman of Frankfurt Main Airport Inc. Toward that end, the governing council of the 156- member International Civil Aviation Organization convened in Montreal late last week to review airport security. The group will meet again later this month to discuss ways to improve inspection procedures...