Word: attacks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Couve de Murville and British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd led the Western attack against the Soviet project...
Died. William Ford, 87, younger brother of the original Henry; of a heart attack; in Detroit. William resembled brother Henry in appearance only. When Henry left for the city, William stayed on the farm. "I have no use for cars except as something to ride in," said William, and when his tractor sales agency went bankrupt in the Depression, he was as good as his word, asked no help from his multimillionaire brother and got none...
...Crimson team's attack was hampered by the Stadium playing field, 25 yards narrower than regulation. The Crimson's faster three quarter line was prevented from running around the opposition's end because of the close side lines...
Throughout the game Harvard's Langy Kavaliku and Charlie Rowe, exceptionally fast wings, were unable to get the ball on many three quarter movements, and the attack thus lost much of its power. One of the times Rowe did have the ball, he raced 30 yards around the Nomad secondary, only to be tackled at the goal line. Many of the 400 spectators--and the Crimson team--thought Rowe had scored, but the ball was brought out for a scrum...
Also hampering the Yale attack was Bump Howe's brilliant goal-tending. Using his lacrosse stick like a combination baseball bat-broom, Howe not only stopped Eli shots but often swept the ball far upfield. He turned in 26 saves in the game...