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...were the only real authority in the country, some diplomatic observers predicted they might also soon do away altogether with the fiction of an indigenous government and replace Karmal with a Kremlin-appointed proconsul. Karmal himself was believed to have holed up inside the Soviet embassy; even at the height of the crisis last week, he was seen only once, on television, and then only in a rerun of an agriculture program...
...some cases, roulette wheels were rigged to improve the odds for gamblers working with crooked croupiers. A favorite method involved padding the canoes, the individual pockets into which the spinning ball falls. Rubber pads were fitted under five or six of the felt-lined pockets. The added height caused the ball to miss the padded canoes, thus weighing the odds heavily in favor of the barons. A similar effect was achieved by tampering with the ailettes, or partitions between the pockets...
Despite Fleming's play, the Crimson did not turn in a stellar effort. Dartmouth is a weak team--no height, poor shooters, and absolutely no discipline--and the Crimson's having to struggle against this crew does not bode well for the season-ending confrontations with Brown and Yale, this weekend...
...Height proved the crucial factor of the contest. Yale's twin towers, 6-ft. 1-in center Margy Hutchinson and Debbie Danner waded through Harvard's considerably shorter defense with ease, banking in 20 points a piece...
Another hurried conference with Nicks, then around the ice, building speed for the lift that would be required in the short program. But Randy did not hoist Tai high above him. The best he could do was press his partner to the height of his head, then set her abruptly down again-a maneuver that was quick and forced and terribly ragged. Randy's face was drawn. Once more they talked with Nicks, then skated out to try a double axel. Three times they attempted the move, and three times Randy fell. The crowd watched in murmurous disbelief; Gardner...