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...December, as Moroccan and Mauritanian occupying forces moved in, guerrillas from an acronymic Algerian-trained liberation group known as the Frente Polisario staged a series of violent clashes and ambushes against both armies. Polisario spokesmen claim to have inflicted particularly heavy losses on Mauritania's tiny (3,800 men) army-219 killed and 37 P.O.W.s. Two weeks ago, Polisario guerrillas downed a Moroccan F-5 fighter flying close cover during a clash between the guerrillas and Mauritanian forces. Meanwhile, Algerian diplomats denounced Moroccan "aggression" in world forums. Some 35,000 Moroccans living in Algeria were deported, and the bulk...
Ledesma, who hopes to become a math professor, protrays himself as someone who clashes with Mormon stereotypes. First, he says, his liberal preferences clash with the church's generally conservative leanings; "I believe in strong government intervention," he says, his hands bobbing and weaving to stress his points. Ledesma says that while he finds some church doctrines (such as eating in moderation) make a lot of sense, he follows them "only as well as I can. I recognize them as good practices, but do not regard them as gospel." Finally, many of his companions live a life that violates fundamental...
Since their initial clash both teams have run into major snafus. B.C., which loomed as the cream of New England's basketball crop before the season began, has tottered to a 5-7 mark. The Crimson had double trouble over the weekend, bowing to Ivy frontrunner Princeton 62-57, after hanging tough until the waning moments, and then dropping a 63-53 decision to Penn the next...
...upset were deflated at the outset. After James Kaller had been outpointed in the 18 class, Yasunaga was pinned by his Hofstra opponent, who is ranked third nationally. The matmen were then successively cut down up to the 158 pound slot held down by Corcoran. In a show-stopping clash Corcoran racked up a pin with only two seconds left in the match, while trailing...
...Crimson's sole win over Hofstra was a show stopping clash in which Jim Corcoran, trailing 2-1, racked up a pin with only two seconds lift in the match...