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...three hours before the third-class carriages pulled in. A few dipped bread into tins of stew, washing it down with drafts of Lion beer and Viceroy brandy. Most were sprawled alongside mountains of suitcases and possessions, including sewing machines, stereos, furniture, even motorcycles. Vendors picked through the crush, hawking overpriced watches and brightly colored blouses. Girlfriends, some with infants strapped on their backs, lingered by the train's windows for a few last words. "See you next month," said a young girl in a thin smock, her baby's head bobbing up and down...
President Reagan's media manipulation and its complicity have preserved his popularity. Irangate threatens to crush it. In hindsight, an interesting question is which was more important to Reagan's popularity--his leadership or the media's complicity with it? In other words, who runs America during the mass media age, President or press...
...Crimson rallied in the final round, taking five consecutive bouts to close the Brandeis lead to 12-11. But Brandeis won the two crucial points to crush the Harvard rally...
...after several minutes of toe-to-toe action, the ball popped loose and Harvard kicked it out to crush Yale's rally...
Coudari and Sontag appeared shaken when a swarm of photographers and television crews stampeded into a chandeliered room in the Foreign Ministry during the ceremonies in which they were turned over to French diplomats. The crush sent security men scurrying to save valuable vases...