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...planned review brought a lash of criticism from left-wing delegates. "Champagne Socialism," they called the new thrust, grumbling that the party was abandoning its traditions to court the growing middle-class voters. Said Leftist Stalwart Tony Benn: "The part at the top is in a panic-stricken rout and is prepared to say almost anything in an attempt to pick up votes...
Even for the wild market of 1987, it was a hair-raising ride. Many of the forces driving Gap stock down affected other retailers as well: sluggish August sales, sharper competition and growing ambivalence among shoppers. But such factors were not enough to account for the rout of Gap stock. Some problems were uniquely its own -- just as its startling success had been over the previous four years...
...Crimson (9-4 overall, 3-2 Ivy League) never did get its offense--which contributed 18 goals in Saturday's rout of Holy Cross--in gear, scoring sporadically throughout the contest...
...rest of the Crimson didn't get mad, they got even. And once they got even, they got mad. Mad enough to outscore the Eagles, 15-0, the rest of the way and turn a close contest into a 16-3 rout...
Parity was short-lived, however, as UNH's Sue Hunt stuffed the go-ahead goal past Harvard's Jennifer White just 47 seconds after Trotman's tally. Two goals by the Wildcats Janet Sidall later in the period put Harvard in a 4-1 hole. It seemed a rout was in the offing...