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Papailias--who last week placed fourth in the Junior Olympics in Orlando, Fla.--captured the individual crown by winning four of her five bouts in the final round. Papailias lost only to teammate Christina Perkin, who placed third in the competition. Linda Ystueta of MIT took second place...
...women completed the sweep, defeating the Big Red, 9-7. Harvard came through with clutch fencing, capturing four 5-4 bouts--including two in the final round--to secure its second Ivy win of the season...
Reality and dreams dance round to bite each other. One night when Joseph was still a boy, he and his friend dreamed the same dream, about a leopard attacking the calves. "We both woke up at the same time, screaming and fighting the leopard," Joseph said. "We both roared like the leopard, and then the whole boma woke up screaming" -- shouting about the leopard the boys had seen -- but had seen only in their dreams. And in the morning, by the goats' pen, the people found leopard tracks. "You know," said Joseph thoughtfully. "There are scary animals. And they...
...that almost no one turns down a chance to do business with Texaco. No creditors are demanding to be paid in cash. There can be no doubt, though, that its battle with Pennzoil has preoccupied Texaco executives and employees. All are well aware that if Texaco loses the final round of its battle with Pennzoil, the firm will have little choice but to file for bankruptcy protection...
...bill to withhold the funds, concedes that the contras will get their money. Senators who voted for the contra aid bill last year are unwilling to reverse their stand so quickly, Dodd believes. Moreover, if both the House and Senate voted for an aid cutoff, they still could not round up the two-thirds majorities needed to override a certain presidential veto. Dodd doubts that the issue will come to a Senate vote. Says he: "I'm not sure if it makes sense to hand the President a victory right...