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...Rippy has a hammer lock on being the third man," McCurdy said. "Regardless of who is first and second, he comes next...
...Nevertheless, Rodgon concedes that some of the defendants deserve their harsh sentences and says he can "live with" the court. Others are more critical. John Ackerman, dean of the National College of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Public Defenders in Houston, charges that repeat-offender programs are "just trying to hammer a whole lot harder; they're just storing [the prisoners]. That's just postponing the date they commit another offense." To the boosters of such programs, that is precisely the point...
Reagan plans to hammer away at the economic issue, with defense and foreign policy close seconds. In Knoxville, Tenn., he introduced a freshly minted measure of Carter's shortcomings: a "family suffering index," which combines the rising cost of food, fuel and housing along with the unemployment rate. The FSI, charged Reagan, has soared from 24.2 when Carter took office to 77 today. "Carter caused it. He tolerates it. He's going to have to answer to the American people for it." Rea gan still plans to devote much of his remaining time to five key states: Ohio...
...Olympic" track and field trials in Eugene, Ore., a couple of Crimson tracksters emeritus posted impressive results. Tom Lenz wound up 11th in the hammer throw, and Ellen Hart secured a place for herself on the Olympic squad by finishing third in the 10,000 meters in spectacular fashion--an accomplishment all the more remarkable considering that she had suffered a debilitating injury earlier in the season...
...Olympic" track and field trials in Eugene, Ore., a couple of Crimson tracksters emeritus posted impressive results. Tom Lenz wound up 11th in the hammer throw, and Ellen Hart secured a place for herself on the Olympic squad by finishing third in the 10,000 meters in spectacular fashion--an accomplishment all the more remarkable considering that she had suffered a debilitating injury earlier in the season...