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Nicaragua's concern was mirrored in some corridors on Capitol Hill. Congressman Michael D. Barnes of Maryland last week decried a "1980s version of the Bay of Pigs." Said he: "It appears that the U.S. is engaged in supporting a war in Latin America without discussing that involvement with the American people." Said another congressional source with privileged access to U.S. intelligence information: "We're concerned about the danger of a wider conflagration." At the same time, many members of Congress continue to support the Administration's efforts to curb Soviet influence in the hemisphere, even...
That loss to the Tigers Saturday capped a winless week-long venture, one that had already seen the Cantabs drop a heartbreaking double overtime game to Maryland and allow Temple to post a last-second goal to salvage...
...race for the nation's top four spots--which will be highly coveted when the NCAA hands out its 12 tournament bids later this month (the top four squads will receive first-round byes and the home-field advantage)--the tie at Temple and loss at Maryland did nothing to improve the Crimson's chances of moving up from its current number six national ranking...
...Spiro Agnew, the nation's 39th Vice President, pleaded no contest in 1973 to charges of evading $13,551 in taxes due on $29,500 that he received from influence-seekers while Governor of Maryland. Agnew paid $10,000 in fines and resigned, the only U.S. Vice President ever to do so while under criminal investigation...
...change in attitudes." Thus did Democratic Congressman Clarence D. Long of Maryland last week describe the latest act in what has become a lengthy, confusing and important political psychodrama over U.S. involvement in war-torn El Salvador. Long, who is chairman of the 13-member House Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, had just listened to Secretary of State George Shultz express support for what seemed to be a new and more moderate solution to El Salvador's ugly three-year civil...