Word: attacking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Whether Carter's blast at Big Oil will be as effective in saving his mergy program as Kennedy's was in forcing a temporary rollback of steel prices remains to be seen. The attack was so free swinging that it probably amounted to overkill...
Carter's dramatic attack came late in the game. The Senate was moving toward approval of a package far more favorable to the hard-lobbying oil and natural gas industry than that passed by the House, which accepted most of Carter's proposals. The new White House offensive was timed to stiffen the House and apply heavy pressure on the Senate when a conference committee from both chambers sits down this week to begin trying to resolve the sharp conflicts in their bills...
Other than this costly error, the Crimson defense over powered the Terrier attack. Freshmen backs Michael Smith and Steve Yakopec dominated the middle of the Astro-Turf field. Smith, a hard-nosed Englishman, consistently and brilliantly out-leaped his foes, directing the all-important head balls to his teammates. Yakopec also demonstrated excellence at his midfield position with his tackles and head balls...
...second half juniors John Hsiao and David Updike replaced starters Lee Nelson and Walter Diaz at the striker positions in an effort to produce a quicker short-passing attack. The result was better pressure by the entire Crimson offense and Sanacore's goal...
Both teams adapted well to the playing conditions, avoiding short passes which would have stopped dead in the mud and centering their attack around long boots either to the wings or into the penalty area...