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...site that will someday be the Seabrook Nuclear Generating Station. Shields in hand, protesters charge, slashing at the fence with boltcutters, tugging at it with grappling hooks. A stream of mace comes from the other side, where National Guard and state police beat at the shields and try to grab the cutters. Within minutes, a pepperfogger arrives and tear gas clouds the field; but most have gasmasks and they posture and pose in symbolic resistance, some running up to be in the front line where the gas is thickest. The battle rages for more than an hour--neighbors watch...
...opening quarter, aggressive cocaptain Dave Wigglesworth led Harvard with two quick ones allowing the Crimson to grab onto a 3-1 lead after 15 minutes. Wigglesworth also chipped in by scooping up eight ground balls over the course of the game...
...hold down spending, the House budget resolution directed 16 congressional committees to trim a total of $9 billion from Government programs. The chairmen of the committees opposed the move, arguing that it infringed on their traditional authority. Said Interior Committee Chair man Morris Udall of Arizona: "This is a grab for power...
...from here to infinity, Archvillain Darth Vader, the Dark Lord of Sith and leader of the Imperial Forces. It is time, in other words, to hurry up, buy the popcorn, M&M's, or whatever else you like to munch in front of the silver screen, and grab a seat for The Empire Strikes Back...
Consider the pitching staff: Dave Stieb, 4-1, 2.23 ERA pending last night's contest with those pesky Mariners of Seattle, is a prime candidate for the Cy Young. Joey McLaughlin might grab the fireman of the year laurels...