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...disappointed." He and other officials repeatedly stressed the wan hope that the Soviets could be persuaded to reconsider; Bradley hinted that he might undertake a mission to Moscow. The dominant reaction, however, was that, Soviets or no Soviets, the Games would go on. Said L.A.O.O.C. Executive Vice President Harry Usher, I speaking to employees in the hangar late in the day: "These Games not only will happen, but will happen with taste and style and will be something that everyone will be proud...
...boycott of the Olympics, had landed a solid shot or a glancing blow on the 30 corporate sponsors, 54 Olympic licensees and hundreds of others who had sought prestige and profit through the Games. But the mood in Los Angeles was, for the most part, defiantly upbeat. Declared Harry Usher, executive vice president of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (L.A.O.O.C.): "We won't go into...
...protect themselves against boycotts and other potential misfortunes. For one thing, the network's contract with the L.A.O.O.C. calls for reduced payments if any of ten teams, including those of the Soviet Union and East Germany, fails to take part in competition. According to the L.A.O.O.C.'s Usher, the rebate will be something less than the $60 million to $70 million that he said ABC still owes the L.A.O.O.C...
This spring the netwomen played the Women of Troy in the seventh and final match of their spring tour. The Crimson fell, 9-0, but several of the matches went three sets and Usher believes that if all of the Harvard players peak and USC has an average performance, then the Crimson has a good chance. The coach does concede that if the Women of Troy play to their potential, then the netwomen will be outmatched from the start...
...Usher, despite the many hurdles his squad has to face, feels good about the two tournaments...