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...cities are his only constituency. We can be sure that he will persist in reminding the Administration of its urban obligations. But if the Administration is unresponsive, and if New York City's fiscal problems are as acute as they seem, Lindsay's victory will only be a "thumb-in-a-bursting-dike" holding action for New York...
...goalie Steve Greenberg returned to the nets for Yale last week. He had been sidelined for a month with a broken thumb. Against Cornell, Greenberg made 13 saves to preserve the tie. Both teams took 18 shots at their opponent's goal but could not break the deadlock...
This Fall in a pre-season scrimmage against Boston College. Chasey completed 11 of 12 passes. He was given more chance to play in the scrimmage than expected because Koenig had an injured thumb. Chasey kept playing well, and became the number one quarterback, even after Koenig recovered, and has now completed over 60 per cent of his passes...
...arguments, however, are much more complex. The N.L.F. is certainly justified in killing Americans. Their justification, however, comes from some combination of possibilities and a progressive view of history. The Vietnamese could no more have begun their revolution by hurting people than we can ours. As a rule of thumb, buildings should be blown up after...
...Jackson Heights, the people are better dressed, younger and even friendlier than in Astoria. Procaccino's right thumb is swollen and painful. The crowd pushes, pats, pummels him. He is near exhaustion, but enjoying him self. "Sometimes," he says once he is back in the car, "I don't think I'm going to be able to make it." He is asked why, in view of the wear and tear, the enormous problems of the job, his wife's reluctance about his running, is he making the race. "I guess it goes all the way back...