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After barely breaking a sweat during the first two games, the Crimson suffered a let-down, as the Lions fought off a late Crimson rally to win the third...
Models can also describe the effects of climatic phenomena that have never been seen. In 1983 a group of scientists that included Cornell's Carl Sagan calculated what would happen if the U.S. and the Soviet Union fought a nuclear war. Their conclusion: the dust and smoke from burning cities would blot out enough sunlight to plunge the land into a "nuclear winter" that would devastate crops and lead to widespread starvation...
...serving of Tapson, the spikers increased their lead to 11-6, but the Huskies fought back...
Like the Giants, the Cardinals fought off injuries all season, curing their pitching rotation just in time to parry a secondary assault from Montreal. First Baseman Jack Clark, the only St. Louis slugger, has missed 24 games with a sprained ankle, and is a doubtful participant this week. An old discard, Danny Driessen, 36, has been cracking doubles in his place. Devoured by a man- eating tarpaulin in 1985, whirlwind Leftfielder Vince Coleman resolves to stay clear of the machinery this year. "I don't go anywhere anymore," he shudders, "without my tarp detector...
Though Bork supporters and opponents quibbled over the precise Senate head count, even the most optimistic estimates for Bork fell at least eight votes short of a majority. At week's end many liberals and conservatives who had fought fiercely over the nomination since July were finally in agreement on the outcome of the battle: Robert Bork will not serve on the Supreme Court. "I think ((the Administration)) will have to withdraw the nomination," declared California Democrat Alan Cranston, the Senate majority whip. Conceded Kevin Phillips, a conservative political analyst: "I don't see that they have any choice...