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...race was close if slow for the first three miles over sluggish Moakley Golf Course. But as the harriers descended into Cornell's famed gorge, Harvard began to pull ahead. Finally, with manager Sue Barton screaming him on, sophomore Bruce Weber sprinted the last 500 yards of straightaway, passing Cornell's Harv Robinson to gain his first varsity victory ever...
...titles. Last year Dixon, in only the second year of the 1500-meter event, broke teammate John Murphy's 1979 time of 3:48.14 by one second for a new Heps record. Today Dixon will try to lower his time of 3:47.8 in order to win the Jack Moakley Trophy, awarded to the winner of the 1500-meter...
...members of Congress have formally endorsed Kennedy, but many have done so in private. Says one Democrat: "House members are dropping Carter one by one. They're scared." Various members have approached Massachusetts Democrat Joe Moakley, a friend of Kennedy's. They give him a wink, a slap on the back, a word in confidence. The message: "When Kennedy's ready, I'll be with...
...parade follows the dinner, winding slowly through the hills of Southie. This year, though, the 15,000 participants, including Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54 (D-Mass.); John McCormack, former speaker of the House; Thomas P. 'Tip" O'Neill (D-Mass.), current speaker of the House; and Rep. Joseph Moakley (D-Mass.), who are jointly sponsoring a float, will have to wait until Sunday to march. The parade, which will also include the Budweiser Clydesdales and 30 marching bands, most of them playing When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," steps off from Andrews Square...
Democrats have rarely lost elections in Boston. Republican Senator Edward Brooke carried the city over his Democratic opponent in '72 because he was an incumbent running against an ineffectual party hack. Then Congresswoman Louise Day Hicks lost her seat to independent John Moakley who immediately returned to the Democratic Party. Even George McGovern carried Boston...