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...Crimson has now swept its first five races of the season, but Coach Harry Parker's squad is quite aware that there are two circumstances which have prevented its season from being anything close to its expectations...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Harvard Crews Cruise... | 4/24/1989 | See Source »

...lightweight boat continued its winning streak, rolling by Navy Saturday on the Severn River in Annapolis, Md. for its third consecutive easy victory. The Crimson lights swept Navy in all races but the first freshman race...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Harvard Crews Cruise... | 4/24/1989 | See Source »

...successful weekend for the Radcliffe crew teams, as the Black and White varsity boats swept all four of their races...

Author: By Aaron J. Milbank, | Title: ...Radcliffe Follows Suit | 4/24/1989 | See Source »

...crackdown along the border, but that was small comfort to the families of Mark Kilroy and the other dead. As relatives of more than 100 missing people crowded Matamoros' funeral homes to learn if their loved ones were among the victims, whispers of other demonic bands and hideous deeds swept the Rio Grande valley. As preposterous as the rumors were, they would have sounded far more bizarre a week ago, before the tale of El Padrino and his followers became known...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cult of The Red-Haired Devil | 4/24/1989 | See Source »

...leave. Catholicos- Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church Ilya II warned the crowd of an impending "horror," but he was hooted down. Suddenly the streetlights went out, and darkness descended on Rustaveli Prospekt, the city's main avenue. Waves of soldiers, supported by tanks and armored personnel carriers, swept into the crowd carrying clubs and spades. Some citizens fought back with rocks. Others bolted, trampling women and the elderly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union With Georgia on His Mind | 4/24/1989 | See Source »

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