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...short, the 1977 formula of the defense plugging the dike until the Multiflex offense got its act together has been flipped. This fall, QB Larry Brown & Co. will be expected to put points on the board quick and early, while waiting for the green defenders to come around...
...Nixon was meant to be bloodless, to be cold, to inspire no feelings except gnawing anxiety and perhaps grudging respect at his sheer resiliency. As soon as the crowds forget who he was and what he did--as soon as they forget the dike bombing and the "secret war" and the wiretappings and the dirty tricks--as soon as they remember only the "New Nixon," humble and repentent, brushing back the bitter tears to offer his countrymen some sage advice--then the man will have won his biggest prize...
...possible crack in the dike is in the cage, where John Griffin replaces All-Universe goalie Dan Mackesey. But Griffin has the best defensive line in the country playing in front of him, and he turned in his best performance to date against Hopkins, with 17 saves...
...Oklahoma: Altus Dam on the North Fork of the Red River needs a new dike...
...fact, both topics were probed exhaustively by various teams of reporters. Unfortunately, there were no tape recorders whirring in the Kennedy car when it went off Dike Bridge, resulting in the drowning death of Mary Jo Kopechne. The Johnson wealth, stemming mostly from a highly profitable Austin radio and TV station whose stock was held in Lady Bird's name, proved impossible to trace fully. The reporting on Teddy was far from protective; opinion polls show most Americans do not believe his story-and his chance of becoming President has been severely damaged. As for L.B.J., he was forced...