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...November, though that is never a sure bet. Kennedy, with Johnson as his running mate, squeezed by Nixon to win Texas with a margin of merely 46,000 votes, in what turned out to be one of the closest elections in American history. But Dukakis got swamped in the Lone Star State, where Bentsen's considerable popularity was no match for the thrill of having another Texan, George H.W. Bush, in the Oval Office...
Todd Diedrich watches a lone tractor churn up dust as it lumbers down rows of still-green plants. "We're trying to patch up the cracks," the farmer explains, referring to his desperate effort to retain what little moisture remains in the ground, now that he has been forced to turn down his irrigation drip. Diedrich says the California drought could cost him 750 acres, which he estimates to be worth $3 million. He gestures to the land that his family has been farming for decades. "This will all be gone," he says. "And there may not be a 'next...
...today's flag-burning is entirely for the benefit of a lone Serbian TV camera, and most of those nearby respond as if some annoying regular had just selected his favorite song on the jukebox for the umpteenth time. "It's all fake," mutters a local businessman under his breath...
...ball in Mountain Hawk territory with the game tied at 13 and 30 seconds left on the clock. Lehigh defensive tackle Paul Bode scooped up the ball and ran it back 27 yards for the score, giving his team the 20-13 win despite scoring zero offensive touchdowns.The lone early victory came in the first night game in Harvard Stadium history, a 24-17 win over Brown in which the defense proved it was a force to be reckoned with, as it allowed just one third down conversion on 12 attempts and posted three interceptions—statistics that would...
...week in and week out is always tough,” Shapiro said. “We try to get hyped up for every game, and it’s always a battle.” Harvard also posted a 1-2 record against Boston area rivals, with the lone win coming in a 2-0 victory over Northeastern in which the Crimson turned away five penalty corners. “It’s always a big rivalry with the Boston teams, and we’re always working hard to keep pace,” Shapiro said...