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Kemp joined former Gov. Pete du Pont of Delaware and former Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig Jr. as announced Republican candidates. Vice President George Bush, Senate GOP leader Bob Dole of Kansas, former Sen. Paul Laxalt of Nevada and the Rev. Pat Robertson also are expected...
...first indication that this would not be a typical game for the Crimson came even before the opening face-off. Taking the place in the starting line-up of the five players who had led Harvard to the brink of a national championship were third-line forwards Tod Hartje, Pete Chiarelli and Craig Taucher, and defensemen Jerry Pawloski and Butch Cutone...
...anger," said Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige. Despite the obvious risks of such an abrupt change in the rules of engagement, the Administration's toughness earned bipartisan applause. Said Democratic Senator John D. Rockefeller of West Virginia: "It's about time we took some real action." Added Republican Senator Pete Domenici of New Mexico: "There is no question the President did the right thing...
...strong stand on semiconductors reflects a rising impatience in the White House and Congress with the U.S. trade deficit in general and with Japan in particular. "The point is we are already at war with Japan. The problem is that we have not been fighting back," declared Republican Senator Pete Wilson of California. In a broader offensive, three House committees approved new trade legislation that would mandate tougher ways of dealing with uncooperative trading partners like Japan...
Fresh problems confront the coaches on the court too. A brand new 19-ft. three-point shot and a fairly new 45-sec. shooting clock have permanently changed the game and for the moment improved the drama. "One of the most important balances in basketball," says Pete Newell, who coached championship teams at San Francisco and California, "is the value of the ball against the penalty of the foul. That might be out of whack now. Promiscuous fouling could be coming." The wiliest coaches, like Jerry Tarkanian of Nevada, Las Vegas, have been passing up three-on-two fast breaks...