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Senator Fred Harris, 45. Gunshot wound from hunting accident at age 15 fully healed. No flare-up of a duodenal ulcer suffered in 1954. No recurrence of dizziness bout in 1972, diagnosed as acute labyrinthitis. Only real problem is weight (198 Ibs. on 5-ft. 8¾-in. frame), though he recently lost...
...LIGHTS flare up in the arena, the microphone drops in a terrific shot taken from above, the crowd, which has been skillfully clipped from films of actual fights, roars. Apollo Creed, who has sent flowers to the mayor's wife, and comes out through the aisles dressed as George Washington in an extravagant Crossing the Delaware parade, means business in this fight, but he does not know that Rocky means business too. Round after fifteen rounds, Rocky stays up, going for the champ's weakened right side. "He doesn't know it's a show; he thinks...
...without him at the helm: "When everybody wants to fight, there's nothing to fight for. Everybody wants to fight his own little war, everybody is a guerrilla." The native politicians are corrupt, the foreign businessmen avaricious, and the people either lethargic or criminal. When an uprising does flare, it is nasty and inept...
Operating from the Terrier 26, Kubacki hit Winn with a flare pass for a nine-yard gain. Following a penalty for delay of game, the junior then hooked up with split end Steve Saxon on the left side of the endzone for a 22-yard score...
Rozelle Rule. The flare-up began when the New England Patriots voted to boycott the last game of their preseason schedule. The Patriots were not simply demanding a better contract; they were trying to find out if the N.F.L. Players Association was a viable union. Since the failure of last year's strike, the owners have felt no pressing need to bargain with the players' group. "We're tired of waiting for negotiations to progress," announced Randy Vataha, Patriot wide receiver and player representative. "Let's see if the owners are serious-and whether the players...