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Although professional lacrosse boasts more violence, this weekend's Harvard-Cornell men's showdown will provide plenty of entertainment as some of the best collegiate players strut their stuff. Ohiri Field will be transformed into a hotbed of competition today at 2 p.m., as the Ivy league season begins for both teams...
Although local communists say they don't forsee such an uprising at any time in the near future, they add that it is important to prepare now for the inevitable showdown. The poor and oppressed of America will eventually confront the ruling class, they believe, and they intend to be ready to lead the battle...
...Hollywood stars and wealthy businessmen, the price of real estate has soared. Last year the average house sold for $1.1 million. In addition to rejecting the fur-sale ban, voters approved construction of a 292-room hotel and a widened highway into town. Last week's voting was a showdown between those seeking to slow development and those who want to accelerate it. The accelerators...
...Camp, 42% to 38%, and Wilson as well, 46% to 43%, after trailing both by as much as 18 points in October. Concluded Los Angeles political columnist Joe Scott: "Before, it looked like an easy slam dunk for Van de Kamp in the primary, to be followed by a showdown between two gents in blue suits. Now it's been transformed into a close and volatile, totally unpredictable three-way race...
...Crimson's 5-1 win over the Razorbacks at the Louisville Tennis Club sets up a showdown with 4th-ranked Louisiana St. today, with a quarterfinal berth in the winter season's equivalent of the NCAA Championships waiting for the winner...