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...Bruins built a 28-7 halftime cushion, three of the scores coming on Paul Michalko scoring passes, increased it to 35-7 on another Michalko pass late in the third quarter, and then held their breaths as the Woodsmen (yes, that is Dartmouth's new nickname) mounted one of those "nice try, but it's much too late" comebacks in the final period...
...victory at the Republican National Convention. Actually, Ford asked for the $1.5 billion before the Texas primary; the appeal for $1.8 billion was merely a plea that Congress restore money it had cut from the budget. As Carter noted, however, Administration budget experts have admitted writing a $3 billion cushion into the budget to soften any cuts...
Figueroa hummed a third strike past Tom Poquette for the game's second out, but George Brett followed by rapping a two-bagger. Cleanup hitter John Mayberry then stepped to the plate and gave the Royals a brief 2-0 cushion by yanking Figueroa's hanging curve over the auxiliary scoreboard in right field...
...investigation of Boston's subways, especially if you're starting from Harvard, is the Red Line, which runs from Harvard Square to Ashmont, Quincy and Mattapan. The Red Line is Boston's most basic subway from the aesthetic point of view. There are no frills (except for the new cushion-seat cars which are the pride of the system)--the Red Line specializes in gutsy subway travel. There are long stretches of dark tunnel, heavy use of underground stations, and a quick, noisy speed between stations. The Red Line is best for deep reflection, or watching people...
...with his wispy beard curling to a point at the bottom. Later, at the Ashmont-to-Mattapan extension, the rickety track guides the only subway to the world to run through a cemetary. On the way back, sitting in the front of one of the red-striped, gift-wrapped cushion cars, subway freaks like to watch the speedometer of the future--which operates like an electrical scoreboard, flashing each number one by one, faster and faster until the car hits its stride...