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...spoilsports tried to dampen the Jubilee spirits-with scant success. Dustmen in Hammersmith, who had originally demanded $58 in extra pay to clean up post-Jubilee litter, eventually settled for $17. The Socialist Workers Party managed to sell some badges urging STUFF THE JUBILEE, and the Movement Against a Monarchy claimed great success in its sale of auto bumper stickers proclaiming ROT ALL RULERS. But an anti-Jubilee rally in London attracted a grand audience of eight...
Harvard has not lost The Race since 1962, and then by a scant one second. Last year the heavies smashed Yale by a near-record 64 seconds...
...entered in the same field, finished sixth, a scant three seconds out of third place and only one out of fourth...
...create an atmosphere that helps the Mob to flourish. Without a profound shift in public attitudes, even the most aggressive law enforcement drive against the Mafia and organized crime has scant chance of permanently cutting into their activities, let alone putting them out of business...
...Fourth-place finish at the New England Regionals at Coast Guard. The men missed a berth in June's North American championships by a scant four points, and are now in drydock until next season...