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...imminent victory of the communists. In the distance, our jets were still flying cover, chased by tracer rounds." From the air, "I could see the DAO [defense attache office] headquarters [at Tan Son Nhut] burning in the distance. Yet the city itself had this unearthly calm. It was pitch black. No movement, no light, no sense of what was coming...
...head of affiliate relations and is Murdoch's point man in Washington, immediately began using the victory to lure affiliates allied with the other networks. He launched his campaign in January 1994 at a national meeting of TV executives, where he operated three presentation rooms to make his pitch, generating contacts that led, he says, to Fox's winning over 50 more full-time and secondary affiliates. Now displayed at Padden's Washington office is a mock wanted poster featuring Padden's grinning face with nbc's logo in the lower left-hand corner. On this poster at least...
...Terriers' pitchers shut down Harvard, allowing only two hits while striking out 14 batters. They featured the high heat, or riseball--a fast pitch that rises on its way to the plate...
Harvard had trouble hitting that pitch Thursday. The hitters had to guess when it was coming, and for the most part they either were frozen at the plate and took called third strikes or they swung at bad pitches...
...wife suffered a senseless tragedy: their toddler son died after falling out of a third-floor window. "We took some time off to heal after my son's death," says Clary, "but my dream never died. I still have the desire, and the ability, I think, to pitch in the majors...