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...second half, however, was a different story as Wellesley grabbed the lead three minutes into the action never to be headed again. The visitors were sporting a much tougher defense and their strength off the boards began to dominate play. Radcliffe's rebounding strength began to lag, and both Sue Williams and Cheryl Gelzer were saddled to the bench with four fouls early in the stanza...
...sign the bill, but postponed any decision after running into vigorous opposition from Republican Congressmen. The odds are that the bill will become law, however, largely because Federal Energy Administrator Frank Zarb has recommended that Ford sign. FEA officials are concerned that otherwise Congress might take an even tougher stand, such as moving to split up the oil industry...
...months after her divorce, Braudy wrote, "I have a growing knowledge that the loss of any lover, friend, job, money won't tear me apart. If I do fall apart only a small percentage of me will disintegrate, and then I know I will put myself together. I feel tougher...
...reading skills, "so we can show students where they stand in comparison to other students at the same grade level." He calls the reading test "an important feature of the school" because many students who receive good grades find themselves unable to handle the heavy reading load at the tougher college level. Twenty per cent of the school's students receive special help from two part-time reading teachers...
...great regard for Rumsfeld. The Soviets have rejected the latest U.S. position on SALT, and Kissinger fears he must wait until Rumsfeld is confirmed, probably early next year, before finishing work on a new negotiating proposal. Beyond that, the Administration may feel the need to take a tougher position to show conservatives that the firing of Schlesinger does not signal a new American softness. Schlesinger is expected to be called before Congress to testify on the SALT talks, and his opposition may well harden feelings against détente...