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...trip to a rally in more congenial territory in Cicero, Ill., and spent Saturday in Florida, where a convention of state Republicans took a symbolic straw vote. As expected, Reagan won the poll, with 34.4% of the 1,326 ballots cast, while Connally, who had pressed hard for a squeaker by outspending the Californian $300,000 to $225,000, finished second, with 26.6%. A surprisingly strong third: George Bush, who collected 21.1% of the votes after spending a mere $40,000 and visiting the state only a few times. Three weeks ago Bush scored a startling win over Howard Baker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Will the Last Remain First? | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

Harvard now has 11 goals in its last five games. Goalkeeper Blood now has four consecutive shut-outs since Harvard's 2-1 squeaker over...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: Booters Cruise to Fifth Straight, 4-0 | 11/1/1979 | See Source »

...best bet for a successful Crimson squad this fall is Bob Scalise's women's soccer team. Last year's Ivy champs own an impressive 2-0 mark after a squeaker over Bowdoin and a romp over Tufts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Booters, Stickwomen In Action Today | 9/29/1979 | See Source »

Princeton's Lee Tilney swept freshman Courtney Stimpson, 15-10, 18-13, 15-12. Captain Jenny Stone lost a five-game squeaker to Tiger Sue Forster, falling 15-5 in the decisive contest...

Author: By Laurence S. Graftein, | Title: Princeton Downs Racquetwomen, 5-2 | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

...halftime lead turned into an 84-83 squeaker when senior Glenn Fine hit a layup with five seconds to go. But B.C.'s Chris Foy sank two foul shots after Harvard was forced to foul on the ensuing in-bounds play, and B.C. took home a breathless...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Crimson Hoopsters Drop Six | 1/3/1979 | See Source »

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