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...upstart Rockets, who finished the regular season with a sub-, 500 won-lost mark, have proved surprisingly consistent in eliminating last year's winners, the Los Angeles Lakers, the potent San Antonio Spurs and the persistent K.C. Kings...
There are several bright moments in James Bundr's production of The Hostage, some flashes of terrific talent and intelligence. Yet the production's general tone is muddled, its overall effect anesthetizing. Perhaps, Behan's mixture of music hall exuberance and potent anti-war commentary threw Bundy for a loop. An odd sense of uncertainly pervades many scenes, making for an intriguing but unsatisfying evening of theater...
...opening round, Penn hurlers held the usually potent Crimson offense to only two hits--singles by freshman Mary Ann Moore and co-captain Betty Ippolito--while Quaker batters reached Crimson ace pitcher Nancy Boutilier for seven runs on seven hits and four walks...
...call for removal of the national 55 m.p.h. limit. The federal official in charge of making the limit stick, Highway Administrator Ray Barnhart, is a reluctant taskmaster. Says he: "I think it's a stinking law, but I'm going to enforce it." His means are potent: if the feds determine from periodic speed checks that more than half of a state's drivers are ignoring the limit, U.S. highway funds can be reduced. In the case of Texas, for example, lax enforcement -about 70% of Texas drivers are speeders -should technically trigger an annual loss...
...unquestioned ace of the staff, Larson turned in a typical performance yesterday at Soldiers Field, tossing a seven-bit, 6-3 victory over Columbia. He was helped by a potent display of mid-lineup power, as three-four-five batters Brad Bauer, Vinnie Martelli and Donnie Allard combined for seven hits and drove home the first three Harvard runs...