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...Cy Vance has always been a clean-desk man, so it did not take him long to prepare to leave Washington. That gave him plenty of time on his last day to say goodbye to staffers. Some came out of his mahogany-paneled office with damp eyes. Vance's own voice grew husky...
Peter Jay, who served as British Ambassador to Washington during the first two years of the Carter Administration, credits Vance with repairing strains that had developed in allied relations during the Nixon and Ford Administrations, when Kissinger often negotiated with Moscow over the allies' heads. Says Jay: "Cy Vance showed a very reassuring willingness to consult and to give time to issues that fell below the grand geopolitical concerns of the superpowers. He is very good at conducting hardheaded negotiations, but he is also good at settling matters out of court if possible. That is pretty close...
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: Last year, Earl Weaver got great pitching and a barrel full of ninth-inning three-run homers. The pitching, led by Cy Young winner Mike Flanagan and Jim Palmer, should be there as always, but don't look for as many game-saving performances off the bench from John Lowenstein and Pat Kelly...
Emphasizing the need for a tough, consistent foreign poli cy, calling for a strong military, Bush kept campaigning right up to caucus time. On the last day, he was sure he was gaining what he called "forward momentum" as larger and larger crowds cheered him on. At each stop, supporters assured him he would win. "Don't say that in front of these fellows," joshed Bush, pointing to the press. "We're trying to surprise them." He turned up at a caucus in Des Moines just when the tally there showed him to be a big winner...
Mike Flanagan (23-9) was beaten 7-1 in the fifth game, three-time Cy Young Winner Jim Palmer lost 4-0 in the sixth, and Scott McGregor (13-6) was beaten in the final game 4-1. Over that span, Baltimore managed 17 hits, but seldom at the right time. The Orioles had a chance to salvage the Series in the last game when they loaded the bases in the eighth inning; not a run scored...