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Harvard freshman Gene Purdy had his chances to put the Crimson back on top again, after Mike Walsh was penalized at 15:49 for tripping. Purdy was robbed on two point-blank shots by Dartmouth goaltender Jeff Sollows (29 saves in the game), and fanned on a third that Kevin Carr tried to stuff home...
After Petrovek robbed B.U.'s Mike Eruzione at point-blank range at the other end of the ice, Haley grabbed the puck at mid-ice, skated just inside the Terrier blue line, and rocketed the game-tier by Durocher...
...from cops to Presidents. While even the thickest Kevlar garments will not stop most rifle bullets, the material nonetheless provides formidable protection. The 23-layer version, which is two-thirds of an inch thick, will stop up to a .44 magnum slug and would probably even protect against a point-blank blast such as Squeaky Fromme's .45 could have delivered. The seven-layer, 2½-lb. undervest-most popular with police because it scarcely impedes movement-will turn back a knife attack and anything up to a .38-cal. bullet, which accounts...
...document was aimed point-blank at Gonçalves, the orthodox Communists, the Communist-controlled press and labor unions. Equally determined attacks on the same targets were taking place in the tradition-bound, church-oriented regions of the country. In several towns, bloody clashes between attacking moderates and conservatives on the one side, and Communists and soldiers on the other, left at least three dead and many more wounded...
...found their mark, but not before 18 minutes of the period had passed. Then wing John Keeley scored from point-blank range after a melee in front of the Warrior nets at 18:11. Center Tom Cook followed 31 seconds later with a 20-foot drive, and Harvard's 4-1 lead at the second intermission seemed invincible...