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...Vellucci has actually taken addicts by hand to the hospital," she said, gesturing as if to grab the tablecloth. "He's straightened out some of the marital problems of our Vietnam vets and helped them find jobs...
...final Harvard drive featured a heart-stopping fourth and 13 pass to McInally for a first down at midfield, setting up his sensational touchdown grab...
...Dartmouth game or the Cornell game? Harvard showed some of its dangerous old habits last week which undermined the teamwork of the earlier successes. Penn wants the Ivy title and wants it bad. Which means a lot since the game is in Philly. If Harvard allows Penn to grab the lead, look out--it could be a rout. Penn 28, Harvard...
...basic reason for Cosell's antipathy to sportswriters, I think, is that he lacks confidence in his own writing ability. It's easier to talk and say nothing than to writing and say nothing. Any lack of confidence he has is justified: cliches are abundant in Cosell. People "grab a sandwich and risk ptomaine poisoning." A fighter "figured to have two chances: slim and none." So-and-so is "all man." A TV show's success "is now history." And, in a class by itself: "Reporters clung to [Ali] as flies are attracted to a wet jelly bean...
...could be more concerned than this writer that this nation maintain an adequate defense force, but it is a dangerous illusion to think that national security can be secured by military means alone. The Global Grab for Power initiated by Harry Truman immediately after he became president, and followed by each of his successors has almost destroyed this nation. Further delays in reordering our priorities away from a warfare state and toward a reduction in poverty, ignorance and bigotry may, I fear, lead this nation to an irreversible national disaster...