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...number-two position, made the most of her effective forehand, coasting to a 6-1, 6-3 triumph. Schulman patiently grooved groundstrokes to outsteady her opponent at the number three slot, 6-3, 6-2. Senior captain Martha Roberts used her powerful serve-and-volley game to mow down Chris Carson, the number four UMass player, 6-2, 7-5. And Spunky sophomore, Debbie Kalish, overcame an ankle injury that had plagued her most of last season, defeating Sue Cochiatto 6-1, 6-3 at number...
...reason that places like Libya, Syria and Iran may get away with murder in other countries is that those other countries have decided that they prefer oil to order. The absence of sanctuaries in the modern world must be of general help as well. He who would mow down an archbishop saying Mass in a chapel in San Salvador (or storm a mosque, or sack an embassy) would hardly hesitate to invade Bethesda. The public heart recoils at such goings-on, but briefly. Before Mr. Tabatabai's murder, someone suggested to his neighbors, the Milks, that they paint...
...narcotics. At first, Sumpter had to use the transmitter four times a day. Now he resorts to it only once daily. He also has resumed a life-style that he had totally abandoned because of his addiction. Says he, with undisguised relief: "I drive my car now and I mow my lawn...
...implications were staggering. Here at last, it seemed, was an agent that would mow down a broad spectrum of viruses, just as penicillin does with bacteria. Most laymen remained unaware of the discovery, but one notable exception was Dan Barry, artist of the Flash Gordon comic strip. That became evident when the first clinical use of interferon took place not in a hospital but in a 1960 Flash Gordon adventure. In that episode, spacemen infected with an extraterrestrial virus aboard a rocket ship far from home are pulled back from death's door by last-minute injections of interferon...
...Working for the Clampdown" is the only song on London Calling with the Clash's old bang-it-out-and-mow-them-down ferocity. The other songs employ speeded-up reggae, pop harmony, heavily produced ballads, or Jamaican swing to get essentially the same political points across to a larger audience. London Calling contains only one love song, and it's the worst on the record...