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...gambling take. So? Hasn't all that been widely known for at least 20 years? It has. But proving it is something else. After years of only sporadic success, the FBI and the Justice Department finally may be shaking the Mob's grip on Las Vegas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shaking the Mob's Grip | 10/24/1983 | See Source »

...injury to White gave Gizzi his chance in the glamour spot, instead. Typically refusing to be pinned own on the topic of how firm Gizzi's grip is on the starting spot. Restic said, "One game doesn't make quarterback...

Author: By Jim Silver, | Title: Yes, Frank, He Can Pass | 10/24/1983 | See Source »

Vestiges of pluralism remain, but the Sandinistas steadily tighten their grip...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nicaragua: Nothing Will Stop This Revolution | 10/17/1983 | See Source »

...second game proved more competitive, with both teams maintaining potentially equal scores throughout. With Smith up 8-7, the Crimson broke things open. With sophomore Margaret Asomaning serving, Harvard rallied for six straight points to take a 14-7 grip on the game. Close coordination between spiker Asomaning and junior setter Cathy Wong kept Smith out of the contest and, in spite of the opponents' spectacular dives and rolls, Harvard clinched the game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Spikers Roll Past Wellesley, Smith; Harvard Boosts League Record to 4-1 | 10/5/1983 | See Source »

...Since 1975, the Los Angeles Police Department has killed 16 people using its famous chokehold. A suit asking that the deadly grip only be used under guidelines went all the way to the Supreme Court, which ruled 5 to 4 last May that the plaintiff. Adolph Lyons, who was nearly killed by the chokehold, had no right even asking for injunctions against the grip...

Author: By Errol T. Louis, | Title: When the Tough Get Going | 10/5/1983 | See Source »

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