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...question of the hour is whether Massachusetts Republicans will be able to regroup over the next four years and counter-attack in 1982. As it stands now, the Republicans have been shut out of any statewide offices. For them, at least, it's going to be a long drought...

Author: By Hugh B. Doyle, | Title: A Very Bad Day for the GOP | 11/10/1978 | See Source »

...innumerable scoring opportunities for Harvard's aggressive front line. For 30 minutes, they were unable to capitalize, despite a variety of shots and headers which either went wide or were steered clear by Rob Cole, Amherst's acrobatic goaltender. At 32:45 of the first half, the scoring drought that had devastated the Crimson for nearly seven halves of official playing time was ended...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Booters Nail Amherst, 3-0; End Five-Game Drought | 10/12/1978 | See Source »

Laos' economic plight has been complicated by natural disasters. During the summer planting this year a severe drought caused a shortfall of roughly 100,000 tons of food grain-10% of the hoped-for harvest. When the rains finally came, the Mekong and Sedone rivers deluged 30% to 40% of the rice land in Champassak, Savannakhet and Khammouane provinces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LAOS: The Puritans | 10/9/1978 | See Source »

Coach George Ford is also confused, as yesterday's alignment attests. Two attackers did not seem to be the solution to the scoring drought no matter how much the wing halfs ran. Ford has also tried a dozen combinations on the front line trying to create the elusive spark. "Something is missing," he said after the Columbia game. "But I don't know what...

Author: By Daniel Gil, | Title: Whether 2-4-4 or 4-3-3, It Still Equals Zero | 10/5/1978 | See Source »

...goal early in the second half. Smith brought the ball down the middle and put a through pass on the foot of Keller Sarmiento to the left of the Columbia goal. He slipped one defender and fired a shot at the far post where Walter Diaz broke his shooting drought, slamming the ball home...

Author: By Daniel Gil, | Title: Booters Sizzle, Then Fizzle in OT, 3-2 | 9/25/1978 | See Source »

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