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...cruising every pad with...
Thoroughly chastened, Stockman returned to his office and composed himself over a familiar yellow legal pad. "He just dove into it like he does every other project," explained one Stockman aide. "He knew the kind of statement that the President wanted him to make and he wrote it out directly." For an hour, Stockman rehearsed the toughest questions his aides could throw at him about the whole affair. Then he went off to face an overcrowded room full of reporters in the refurbished White House press quarters. He looked pale and frightened at first, his attempt at a wan smile...
...trouble in Columbia's electrical system, and soon fears arose that the spacecraft itself might be rocked by the same kind of explosion that nearly turned the Apollo 13 moon flight into a disaster. Mission controllers in Houston, who took technical command of Columbia 1 sec. off the pad, managed to ease the crisis by more of the improvised remote-control repair work that has saved the day in past emergencies. But one of Columbia's three battery-like fuel cells was ruined and the craft's electrical capability was reduced by a third. After some soul...
...called for a penalty on the play, as Allard stepped over the line before he threw. Lucky Princeton. An overthrown pass and a penalty. Got to watch for that quarterback-in-motion. Sure don't want to be surprised, The Man thinks as he makes a note on his pad with a new pencil...
...yards boosted Callinan's total on the year to 994, easily eclipsing the old Harvard record of 950 yards set by Dick Clasby in nine games in 1951. Callinan, because the Ivy League now plays a ten-game schedule, has one game left to pad his total...