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...rule on the track. It was instead continuous thirds, fourths and fifths that kept Harvard on the heels of Northeastern. The lone victor for the Crimson on the track was co-captain Paul Organ, who took the 110-meter high hurdles in 15.38, while battling a vicious head wind...
...RESULT of such problems has been an alarming increase in the incidence of disease and malnutrition among the very young. Babies fed with formula under inappropriate conditions are caught in a vicious, ultimately debilitating cycle--underweight babies are prone to infections causing diarrhea, and babies with diarrhea extract fewer nutrients from the food they eat, aggravating the malnutrition. Bottle formulas lack the immunilogical benefits of breast feeding, which are especially key in unsanitary conditions. Scientists believe that immunity probably comes from the initial dose of antibodies in the colostrum (the yellowish fluid that comes from the mother's breast...
Some hunched against the cement pillars, battling vicious stomach cramps and fighting the post-race nausea that caused many to return their food to the garage floor. Almost everyone hobbled on their heels or the sides of their feet, avoiding blistered toes and sore soles...
...When vicious snows hit the northeastern U.S. last month, tiny Rhode Island was struck badly enough to be declared a disaster area. This meant that many of those who lost money were eligible for food stamps: $7.6 million worth. All told, 105,000 households-roughly one-third of the Rhode Island total-got authorization to use the stamps, and an estimated 90,000 actually...
...almost identical terms. After the Palestinian raid on Israel, in which 34 Israelis were killed and 78 injured as a hijacked bus careened wildly southward along the highway between Haifa and Tel Aviv, Sadat denounced the episode as "tragic and irresponsible," and added sadly. "Let us break this vicious circle of action and reaction, because it will lead to nothing...