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...always considered impossible because no plane could carry enough fuel to take it 23,000 miles. But last week, while the attention of the nation was directed toward weightier, more dispiriting matters in Washington, Voyager sailed over the Pacific, over Africa and into the South Atlantic, more than halfway home, offering the world a needed distraction. Voyager's journey called to mind Charles Lindbergh's daring solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927, and last week the Lone Eagle's widow was tracking the plane's progress. "I am holding my breath for them," said Anne Morrow Lindbergh...
Harvard jumped onto the board early, as Ed Krayer directed home a Randy Taylor point shot on a four-on-four halfway through the first period...
...Almost halfway through the second period, Mike Langton set up Mike Rechan deep in the slot. Rechan beat Devin, and the Bruins pulled to within a goal...
Throughout the entire first period, Crimson netminder Jennifer White rested in the goalie box as B.U. failed to take a single shot. Freshman Suzy Carter, who replaced White after the first period, saw almost as little action. Halfway through the second stanza, the Terriers' fired their lone shot--and Carter had little trouble deflecting...
...President went more than halfway to meet the Soviets at Reykjavik. The U.S. was prepared to take substantial risks to reach an agreement -- and still the Soviets insisted on their terms. In the final analysis, the Soviets proved that they're not interested in fair and equitable reductions. They're interested only in killing SDI. But SDI is not a bargaining chip. It shouldn't be. I don't believe the Soviets are serious about reducing their nuclear arsenal. We ought to get as heavy a cut in offensive forces as possible. That doesn't preclude us from defending ourselves...