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Robertson, addressing a small group of supporters at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, conceded defeat at 11 p.m. last night, saying that although his effort was a longshot. "I hope the issues we brought up in the campaign will have influence on the political positions Kennedy makes in office...

Author: By J. WYATT Emmerich and David B. Hilder, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSONS | Title: Kennedy Wins in a Landslide; Volunteers Jam Headquarters | 11/3/1976 | See Source »

Prices may seem high at first glance, but your taste buds will overrule your wallet by a longshot. The people are unusually friendly, and Underdog's pinball prices are lower than most places in the Square. (It also has the distinction of having a copy of Outer Space, undoubtedly the best machine ever made...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Glutton's Guide to the Square | 7/1/1974 | See Source »

Bill Stedman--"I want the longshot--the Mets in seven games. I think it'll go to seven, and if it does, the Mets will take it. They've just got this luck...

Author: By James W. Reinig, | Title: By Jiminy | 10/13/1973 | See Source »

Prices may seem high at first glance, but your taste buds will overrule your wallet by a longshot. The people are unusually friendly, and Underdog's pinball prices are lower than most places in the Square. (It also has the distinction of having a copy of Outer Space undoubtedly the best machine ever made...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Glutton's Guide to Harvard Square | 9/17/1973 | See Source »

...relative prosperity continues. But if the United States can no longer sustain the kind of control over world resources and labor that it has in the past and if internal tensions simultaneously disrupt the system, then it might be possible to radicalize the workers. Aside from being a longshot (but no longer than PL's strategy), the Weatherman proposal is the best argument yet for white radicals not to do anything...

Author: By Jim Frosch, | Title: Brass Tacks Education of SDS | 10/4/1969 | See Source »

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