Word: besting
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Villanova coach Jumbo Elliott pointed out the night before the race that three others among his best harriers had injuries. Don Walsh and Dave Wright, who finished second and fifth respectively, were not in top condition. Walsh had shin splints and Wright was suffering from sprained ligaments. Elliott said. Chris Mason had a pulled leg musele but finished 28th...
...negotiating position on MIRVs has been at best unclear and at worst, treacherous. When Nixon took office, he refused to suspend MIRV testing (which began in secret under McNamara) or seek an immediate mutual moratorium with the Soviets. Coincidentally, the Administration stalled the opening of SALT until the Pentagon completed the flight tests of the Minuteman and Poseidon missiles equipped with the MIRV system. Technological requirements outweighed diplomatic priorities. By going too far with the development and testing of MIRVs, the President killed in advance hopes of a mutual MIRV moratorium at Helsinki...
Getchell praised his entire squad after the game and gave special credit to his defensive trio of Mendelsohn. Rick Scott and goalie Peter Asschaffenburg, "It was a real team effort. They had a great week of practice in the rain, and I think they played their best soccer of the year against Brown." he said...
...into the headlines. Thievery, or the hint of it, is popular in a city that once elected a mayor after he had served a jail sentence for embezzlement of city funds. One could turn fraud into election if he attached a Robin Hood charisma to it. In the best James Michael Curley tradition. Kerrigan won in a landslide...
...Crimson, running without Tom Spengler, will set its sights on Villanova men and try to keep with them. McCurdy also emphasized the importance of a fast start. "Every guy has to run the best race he possibly can." said Harvard's captain and top man, Keith Colburn, "I'm going to run this race as I would any other." he added. "I'm going to just try to stay up front as long...