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...risk confronting the U.S. as directly as it did in the skies over Lebanon last week, Assad has forced both the U.S. and the Soviet Union to become more deeply and more dangerously entwined in the Middle East muddle than perhaps either superpower would like. After its humiliating rout by Israeli forces during their 1982 invasion of southern Lebanon, Syria has rebuilt its stock of military hardware to even greater levels with help from its chief sponsors, the Soviets...
First, the destruction of the PLO, accomplished jointly in the past two years by Israeli, Syria, and factions within the organization itself, has almost removed the terrorist group as a viable factor in the Middle East. The rout of Yassir Arafat's and his men from Beirut, the subsequent fragmentation of the group, and now sectarian fighting in Tripoli have finally demonstrated to the world the utterbankruptcy of this band of terror and its complete lack of a mandate from the unfortunate Palestinian people. If Yassir Arafat's veto on negotiations can finally be removed, all parties, including the truly...
...Crimson didn't start off the weekend so auspiciously, falling in a rout on Saturday to Providence, 112-48. Providence, which went on to trounce nationally-ranked Holy Cross and win the tournament, came on strong with a full court press from the opening tip-off. Revealing no weakness and capitalizing on a height and quickness advantage, the Friars proved too tough for the inexperienced Harvard women...
...sophomore netminder turned away 30 shots on a night when the absence of graduated defensemen Mark Fusco. Neil Sheehy and Mitch Olson left Blair considerably less protected than he was in last season's 9-1 Crimson rout...
...will be skating on the four lines this winter. One very good candidate is freshman Allen Bourbeau, a local star who was probably the leading high school player in the country last year. He started at center in Harvard's scrimmage loss to Boston College and its 11-2 rout at the hands of the Olympic squad...