Word: defeats
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...vote was a stunning defeat for an odd alliance of consumer advocates, the meat industry and the Administration, lobby. Consumer groups charged that the program to pay farmers for not producing was a giveaway to the dairy interests, fueled in part by the industry's campaign contributions to Congressmen. The meat industry feared that dairy farmers would cut production by slaughtering their older cows for beef, creating a glut of meat that would depress prices. And the Reagan forces contend that over a four-year period the new approach will cost the Government $500 million more than the bill...
...will come even more under the control of Syria. Three of the eight separate organizations that form the commando groups of the P.L.O., including Saiqa and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, are already loyal to Syria. If Rebel Leader Abu Mousa is able to defeat Arafat with Syrian backing, he will make a bid for control of Al Fatah, the Arafat-founded group that accounts for some 80% of the P.L.O.'s strength...
Connolly yesterday blamed his defeat on age, his relative political anonymity and a small campaign budget. Connolly said he was hurt because many Harvard ballots were disallowed because they were marked with an "X" by his name instead of the obligatory number. Connolly said he is "proud" of his showing, adding that he definitely plans to run again in the future...
Some believe Arafat's defeat would actually pave the way lot a negotiated settlement since it would free Jordan's King Hussein from his 1979 commitment to honor the PLO as the sole representative of the Palestinian people. Thus freed, they argue. Hussein could negotiate on behalf of the Palestinians...
...Yale team fighting to avoid humiliation in front of more than 70,000 fans in the Bowl made Restic more than a little nervous. "I'm very happy, very, very happy that Yale won a ballgame," he said after hearing of Yale's 28-21 defeat of Princeton last Saturday...