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...Crimson came out flat and got worse as the game progressed. Coach George Ford went with the 4-4-2 alignment that he had employed in the dismal early part of the season, leaving behind the 4-2-4 used in the wins against Cornell and Amherst...

Author: By David A. Wilson, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: URI Boots Frustrated Crimson Squad, 1-0, To End Two-Game Soccer Winning Streak | 10/18/1978 | See Source »

...dismal accoutrements go on and on: America's striking lack of an electoral labor party, and in its place, "business unionism," concerned only with wages hours, benefits; America's Horatio Alger myths of upward mobility, still pervasive despite the historical evidence that demonstrates much more rigidity than pluralists or consensus historians will admit. But spare us the hot tubs and razor blades. Leftists take showers...

Author: By Tom Blanton, | Title: Hey, Good Lookin', Whatcha Got Cookin'? | 10/7/1978 | See Source »

...Administration pledged to human rights might well re-examine U.S. policy toward Haiti and offer refugees now arriving [Aug. 7] political asylum. Unfortunately, the Haitian community here remains silent, out of fear for family and friends who remain behind. Their silence augurs a dismal future for the refugees and U.S.-Haitian relations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 4, 1978 | 9/4/1978 | See Source »

...White House at last seems aware of its shortcomings and has fought off what looked like a temptation to hunker down in dismal self-pity. It has begun working hard to improve its image and revamp its management techniques. The Administration's capacity for following through on its program proposals has been bolstered by the promotions of Tim Kraft and Anne Wexler to important White House staff positions. Public Relations Expert Jerry Rafshoon has been put to work full time to burnish Carter's image...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: A Problem Of How To Lead | 7/31/1978 | See Source »

...Dismal Science...

Author: By Stephen A. Labaton, | Title: Cronin's Bar Changes Hands; New Owner Plans Renovation | 7/18/1978 | See Source »

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