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That was evident in Peking recently at the Third National Games, a 17-day internal Chinese Olympics. The huge grab bag of a gala involved more than 10,000 athletes vying in dozens of events including track, rowing, shooting, martial arts and chess. During the opening ceremonies at the 80,000-seat Workers' Stadium, the Chinese practiced their flash-card magic; more than 8,000 people were pressed into service to flash poster-size cards. The result of this collective enterprise: "Ode to the Red Flag," a kaleidoscope of socialist realism scenes, beginning with the message...
...tall and usually managed to grab one of the coveted popcorn positions. My friend and I would take our first tray, stroll over to section one, eat popcorn, read the Black Panther--Stop the War Machine--Dump Johnson literature we had picked up earlier in the morning, and wait for the fans to arrive...
Former school committeeman John J. Kerrigan was the only newcomer elected to the council ousting the incumbent O'Leary to grab the seventh seat on the nine-member council...
Preusser, who said she is not a housewife "because I'm not married to a house," plans to make the council a full-time job if elected. While eyeing the fifth seat, Preusser also says it will not be "impossible" for a reform ticket to grab a sixth seat. "That," she added, "would be just gravy...
Dartmouth's freshman team capitalized on an early Harvard fumble to grab a 7-0 lead. The Crimson bobble came on the second play of the game, and gave the Green possession on the Harvard 20 yardline. Dartmouth didn't waste any time, scoring two plays later on a six-yard burst by quarterback Buddy Teevens...