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Three quarters of mediocre basketball by the Harvard Crimson built a 12-point second-half lead over the inept Big Red of Cornell, but a hard-nosed and well-played final five minutes on the part of both sides resulted in a thrilling finish--and a Harvard loss...
This resurgence has continued under Carter, partly because of his inept handling of the first session. To an extent, says Charles Jones, a University of Pittsburgh political scientist who is an expert on Congress, "a shift of power that started because of Nixon's arrogance has continued because of Carter's artlessness." Yet probably no President, however skilled in working with Congress, could have turned back the tide. Observes Arizona Representative Morris Udall, who was one of Carter's rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination: "Any President inaugurated in 1977 was going to face this giant, which had awakened after...
...behind Orangemania is new Head Coach Robert ("Red") Miller. An offensive genius who turned the New England Patriots into contenders, Miller took over a Denver team that had petitioned its owner to fire a coach they considered inept. Miller promptly traded for veteran Quarterback Craig Morton, who had endured twelve indifferent seasons at New York and Dallas only to be reborn, at 34, in Denver. Between Morton's steady, experienced hand and Miller's innovative tactics, the Broncos at last have an offensive unit to complement an always strong defense. The combination produced two six-game winning streaks...
Labor's weakness is glaringly apparent in its biggest confrontation of the year -the coal miners' strike. Meany has told associates that the leadership of the United Mine Workers is inept. He also figures that the two-to three-month inventory of coal that has been stockpiled by utilities and steel companies will enable the operators to hold out until the union eventually knuckles under, a sentiment shared by the coal companies. The 165,000 striking union members, mostly in Appalachia, account for only half the nation's coal production. There are growing numbers of nonunion miners...
Everybody lost at least something. The President looked inept. The Vice President acted like the Senate majority leader's stooge. The majority leader narrowly escaped censure by his outraged colleagues. U.S. consumers may have to pay millions of dollars a year more for natural gas. Even the ostensible winners, the oil and gas lobbies, are sure to see their victory diluted later on. But add to that list of losers another big victim, the U.S. Senate, whose venerable rules were fractured in a resort to steamroller tactics by the Democratic leadership...