Word: assaulted
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Perhaps never before had a chief of state launched such an open assault on the monetary power of a friendly nation. Nor had anyone of such stature made so sweeping a criticism of the international monetary system since its founding in 1944. There was Charles de Gaulle last week proclaiming that the primacy of the dollar in international dealings was finished, calling for an eventual return to the gold standard -which the world's nations scrapped 50 years ago - and practically inviting other countries to follow France's lead and cash in their dollars for gold...
...would be wise to resign." Five days before the end of his term, however, Bryant named the first nine regents. Burns refused to accept them, then announced that he would contest in the State Supreme Court the law establishing what Bryant had sometimes called "my" regents. Ignoring the legal assault, the regents last week proposed spending $303 million in the next two years, a 60% increase in the current budget. Ignoring the regents, Burns and the Board of Control are still making university decisions...
...stood on a chair screaming "Get him, get him, get him!" Robinson landed two punches on King's head, aimed two kicks at his groin. Pulled away from King by city police, Robinson was hustled off, later was fined $100 and sentenced to 60 days in jail for assault. King got his room in the Hotel Albert (price: $5.75), became the first Negro ever to register and stay there...
...professors (Minsky of the Economics Dept. and Wildavsky of the Political Science Dept.), who struggled through the crowd and on their own managed to convince the officer in charge to pull his men back out of sight--because their appearance was inflaming the crowd--staved off an assault on the building...
Keith Sedlacek kept Harvard's lead safe, scoring eight points in the last three minutes of play. He was high scorer of the game with 28 points and continued his assault on most of Harvard's season scoring records...