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...high-tech U.S. approach to the elections faces a substantial obstacle: Salvadoran reality. Whatever else the elections may achieve, they are unlikely to bring even a semblance of political harmony to the deeply divided country. As the end of the hard-fought, two-month presidential campaign drew near (see following story), the front runners in the race were José Napoleón Duarte, 58, of the center-left Christian Democrats (P.D.C.) and Roberto d'Aubuisson, 40, leader of the ultrarightist Republican Nationalist Alliance, known as ARENA. Trailing behind, according to the country's unreliable opinion polls...
Beyond the satisfaction of a hard-fought victory, the stirring sound of national anthems and the glint of the medals, there is something more to an Olympics, a warming sense best displayed by the athletes who have no hope of placing in the top three, perhaps even the top 30, but nonetheless go home winners...
...only close match of the day was played between the Crimson's senior Co-Captain Jim Lubowitz, playing at number, one for the first time, and Quaker freshman David Proctor. In a hard-fought, emotional contest, a poised Lubowitz came back from a 2-1 deficit to win in five games...
Freshman sabre duelist Kevin McCarthy won two hard-fought 5-4 bouts in his, first Ivy League contact, said frosh Toll special at Brian Schaffield came out on top twice in his Ivy debut...
...game was hard-fought, with the clashing of helmets and pads ringing against the nearly empty concrete structure throughout the contest...