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...Olympic letdown was obvious from the field of competitors who gathered in Eugene. Entry forms were mailed to 935 qualified athletes. Only 700 showed up to participate. The same number competed in '76, when only 800 athletes were invited. Said Meet Director Bob Newland: "There were 47 men sprinters who were eligible to compete, but only 27 showed up. In '76 we had more than 50. I'm certain that if we'd been going to the Olympics, everyone would have come to take a shot at making the team...
...into the statehouse at 6 a.m. to bear witness to the vote. For over ten hours they waited. And waited. And waited some more, while behind the scenes the number of representatives backing the ERA slowly climbed from 98 to 105. Then at 4:30 p.m. came the ultimate letdown: one of the amendment's sponsors, North Chicago Democrat John Matijevich, announced that the vote would be postponed indefinitely. The reason: the ERA forces were still two votes short of the three-fifths majority required for passage. Some lawmakers had decided that a vote for ERA was too risky...
...MINNESOTA vs. PHILADELPHIA: Fresh from one of the biggest upsets in recent NHL history, the North Stars figure to suffer some sort of a letdown. Gilles Meloche has performed superbly in the fabled crucial position of goaltender, while Minnesota's defense has played beyond its earthly ability...
...fascinating and compassionate description of how the Post editorial board, led by Russ Wiggins, trusted the Best and Brightest far too long about Vietnam, almost provoking a rebellion from some staffers. Surprisingly, Bray treats Watergate, the ultimate Post journalistic coup, casually. He says the newsroom suffered an emotional letdown after Watergate, but "In time they (the editors) got the paper back on course." What that means is never clear...
...wrestling with the frustration. We have no sense of a 25-year relationship between husband and wife, or of what must have been deep affection between father and daughter. As a result, much of the poignancy of George Riley's plight goes by the wayside. It is an unfortunate letdown of first-act expectations...