Word: photo-finish
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When Virginia's Independent Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr., 67, decided last June not to seek reelection, he ended a 50-year family monopoly on the post. He also set the stage for a photo-finish race between three-term Republican Congressman Paul Trible and Democratic Lieutenant Governor Richard Davis for his seat. For the past two months, Virginia's undecided vote has remained at 20% in a contest the pollsters now rate virtually a tossup...
After trailing the whole race, the Harvard eight crossed the finish line together with their better rivals from Penn. Soon, the photo-finish verdict spread around the hushed crowd--the Crimson had won by about four inches, with Harvard crew coach Harry Parker later calling the Crimson performance "easily the most impressive I have ever seen turned in by any crew...
...Vona's kick proved formidable, and the two appeared locked in a dead heat at the wire. Though their times were identical and the B.C. facilities lacked the standard photo-finish apparatus, the officials awarded the first to Vona as Schuler impassively packed away his track shoes...
...pausing for the customary post-convention breather, the presidential candidates clashed last week over what could become a major issue of the campaign: national defense. The man who can convince the American public that he is right may well be the winner in what is already looking like a photo-finish horse race. The attention generated by the Democratic Convention collapsed Reagan's commanding lead in the polls (see chart...
...inspired tracksters secured a first in ten of 11 running events, as the Bruins claimed a photo-finish win in the 400 relay. Harvard's field squad came through with evenly distributed depth to insure a rout...