Word: attacking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Bruin quarterback Paul Michalko had his problems, hitting on just 3 of 13 aerials for 30 yards. Brown's running attack managed a total of 263 yards against the inspired Rams, but faltered at critical moments...
...issues; the press and public have been chewing on him for more than a year. He is a cool, collected performer. His speech at the Democratic Convention in July showed how much personal force lies behind the soft voice and gentle manners. The Carter strategy is to attack Ford's record -mainly on the issues of inflation, jobs and leadership-but very carefully to avoid any knocks at the presidency. This poses an additional bit of tactical trivia for Carter: how to refer to his opponent. Calling him "Mr. President" might seem too deferential. A simple "Mr. Ford...
...placed on the federal endangered-species list a decade ago. Since then, largely protected from humans, the reptiles are making a comeback with a vengeance. Their numbers, estimated at only 52,000 in 1970, now exceed 600,000. Alligators have invaded populated areas, leading to worries that they may attack humans. "It's people, not alligators, that are becoming an endangered species in some Louisiana parishes," says a wildlife official. His fears seem well founded. Golfers at New Orleans Bayou Barriere Golf Club have become somewhat timid since club members found and killed a 5-ft. gator near...
Died. Charles P. Gorry, 64, Associated Press photographer who covered every U.S. President from Franklin Roosevelt to Gerald Ford; of a heart attack; in Arlington, Va. Gorry's 1964 picture of Lyndon Johnson lifting his pet beagle by the ears drew howls of protest from dog lovers and a week's banishment of Gorry from the White House...
Died. Camilo Ponce Enriquez, 64, former President of Ecuador (1956-60); of a heart attack; in Quito. Ponce, elected as a Conservative with a plurality of only 29%, won liberal support by leveling his country's raging inflation and stabilizing its economy. His administration was followed by a series of coups and military juntas...