Word: bets
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...handshake [Feb. 17] is on its way out before serious damage is done to mankind and man's property. In West Germany last summer, I remarked on this custom to friends in Preetz-Holstein. One afternoon there was a fire that necessitated fire apparatus from neighboring villages. I bet my friends that there would be a big handshake all around before they got to the work at hand. We stood there and laughed while the fire continued its destruction and handshakes went around the fire brigade...
...that Crimson racquetmen can do now is cross their fingers and root for Army to score at least four points against Navy in Annapolis this Saturday. The national championship, which is determined by composite scores, is down to Harvard and Navy -- and the Midshipmen look like the best bet. They are heavily favored to beat the Cadets...
...with any combination, the Crimson lightweights should get their wins. And it's a good bet at least one will get a pin. The overall difference in points they provide will probably be the margin if Harvard is going to win its first Ivy League wrestling championship
...should merely want to stand by yourself without, participating, your best bet is to head for the empty five-foot semi-circle in front of one of the loud-speakers
...Completely Unacceptable." Forthe foreseeable future, that is a losing bet. For one thing, most of the world's governments and central banks are against a gold price increase. Moreover, no increase is possible without the acquiescence of the U.S., which guarantees to sell gold at $35, still has $13 billion in gold reserves to back up its word. And the U.S. is determined to resist a move that would have the effect of devaluing the dollar. "Any suggestion that the price of gold be raised," said a Treasury Department official last week, "is completely unacceptable...