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...UNTIL RECENTLY, Stevenson's campaign was so lackluster that Thompson could escape almost all flak for his foibles. Even the traditionally Democratic AFL-CIO only reluctantly bucked his candidacy, and a significant bloc of labor leaders defected to endorse Thompson, saying the pro-Stevenson APL-CIO backing "didn't really reflect the feeling of large numbers of working people." So it wasn't surprising that the restful and resourceful Thompson, who is everything on the stamp that the professional Stevenson is not, stepped in to set the agenda for the contest...
Cuccia, who was injured in the second quarter of the Columbia game, is more than anything else, out of shape. His broken ribs have healed for the most part, and he will wear a flak jacket under his uniform to protect him. But he will play against Princeton only if Allard gets hurt...
...area of responsibility Steiner inherits with his new post has consistently been tinged by controversy over the last few years. Harvard Real Estate (HRE), the multi-million-dollar agency that manages University property, has repeatedly drawn flak from tenants, who complain of high rents and inconsiderate treatment. They are also upset by Harvard's refusal to recognize a budding tenants union that gelled largely because of mutual gripes...
...Steiner injected a little calm rationality into a turbulent era, and while his bullhorn days have subsided, he remains Massachusetts Hall's day-to-day problem solver. His new vice-presidential responsibility of overseeing Harvard Real Estate (HRE), the controversial agency whose management of University property holdings has drawn flak from tenants in recent years, is only his most recent pinch-hitting duty...
...land of the museum crossing, a group of exhausted Israeli soldiers were sprawled in sleep on the patio of an elegant apartment house. Others wearing helmets and flak jackets waited patiently in a few lined-up tanks and armored personnel carriers. Machine gun, tank and mortar fire were crashing back and forth down the Avenue Abdallah Yafi. Wandering pensively behind two tanks, Bruce, 23, a Brooklyn-born yeshiva student, was clutching a Hebrew Bible in one hand and a rifle in the other. "I back the government 100%," he said. "We've suffered so much from the terrorists...