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...Harvard analysts reacted with dismay and pessimism to reports early this morning that Poland's Communist leaders had declared martial law and initiated a long-awaited crackdown on the country's Solidarity free trade union movement...
...Williams drew virtually the same percentage of switches from both Labor and the Tories. The Labor defections reflected the dismay in the party over the intense left-right struggle. The Tories' poor showing was seen as a repudiation of Prime Minister Thatcher's monetarist economic policies and a protest against the country's record unemployment...
According to the official release, the president "expressed particular dismay at the possible suggestion that his administration--or any members of his administration--might seek to mislead the American public...
Another joke: Steinbrenner issued a statement "to sincerely apologize to the people of New York and to fans of the New York Yankees everywhere for the performance of the Yankee team in the World Series." The players found this especially bitter. "Apologize?" Reggie Jackson muttered in dismay. "Apologize...
...NOTEBOOK: Margaret Cheng was on the court last night but she wasn't playing. She was officiating at the line. Her only call came in the third game when Harvard was leading 5-2. To her team-mates' dismay, Cheng called a ball in that the officials thought was out, and gave Brandeis the point...