Word: attacking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Saudi Arabia, possessor of the world's greatest reserves of oil and American dollars, a band of extreme religious zealots seized the Sacred Mosque in Mecca, the holiest shrine in all Islam (see WORLD). In Pakistan, a mob enraged by radio reports claiming that the U.S. had inspired the attack on the Mecca mosque stormed and set fire to the U.S. embassy. They left the modernistic, 30-acre compound a gutted ruin. Two Americans were killed; 90 others were rescued after seven hours of horror (see following pages). Angry crowds also threw rocks through the windows of a U.S. consulate...
Khomeini's reaction to the embassy attack in Pakistan was "great joy" and a call for all Muslims to join in an uprising against Western influence...
Poised sophomore guard-forward Don Fleming, Harvard's top scorer last year, led the attack in the first half with 13 points, including seven in a row. He finished tied for the game's scoring lead with 21--despite fouling out with more than a quarter remaining...
Playing with cool precision, Villanova stuck to a set offense that baffled the young Crimson squad. Wildcat forwards Kathie Beisel and Lu Anne Karthe led the balanced attack with 12 points apiece. Center Lisa Ortilt chipped in eight from floor and ruled the backboards with 19 rebounds...
...awareness about spasm has led to a new line of attack against heart disease. Traditional coronary dilators, like the nitroglycerin tablets taken by angina patients, may assume greater importance-as will new ones, such as the experimental drugs nifedipine and verapamil...