Word: armorer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ride into Harvard on a wave of freedom may find yourselves drenched. You will be horses ridden by jocular jockeys, anxious to introduce you to Life at Harvard. You will find yourself in a race with 1600 other eager ponies, most of whom will fashion fabulous pretenses designed as armor for insecurity. The key to Freshman Week, then, is not to let the blinders keep you from seeing straight...
Ummm... Yes, you could be mine. Tonight and every night, I will be your knight in shining armor, coming to your emotional rescue. You could be mine you could be mine, all mine. You could be mine you could be mine, all mine. I will be your knight in shining armor, riding across the desert on a fine Arab charger...
...charged that the program was a plot to strengthen the Khmer Rouge resistance. In the single week that it had been in operation, 8,700 Khmers had returned to Cambodia. Pol Pot's rebel forces somehow managed to survive Cambodia's dry season against overwhelming Vietnamese armor and airpower. Now that the monsoon rains have arrived, the Khmer Rouge's clandestine radio has announced plans to step up the guerrilla war against the 200,000-man Vietnamese army occupying the country...
...Pentagon is already paying big bonuses to try to attract and keep the men and women it needs. The Army gives a $3,000 bonus to recruits signing up for infantry or armor; the Navy pays $2,000 extra to those willing to learn nuclear skills or how to be boiler technicians; the Marines offer $2,500 for enlisting in the combat branches. Only the Air Force does not pay such premiums...
...American people. It is Carter's own political future that has suddenly become less manageable--as inflation continues unabated and the nation's economy slides towards the worst recession in almost a decade, the slings and arrows of Carter's opponents are beginning to penetrate his rose-colored armor...