Word: better
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Many citizens felt that the United Nations Charter was no better than the old Geneva League covenant. They gloomily foresaw what has since come to pass--the virtual asphyxiation of the U.N. Early in 1947, most of the bumper crop of post San Francisco "unite-or-die" groups got together and formed the United World Federalists. Clarence Streit, the godfather of U.W.F., isn't in the organization. His own Federal Union Inc. wants the Atlantic democracies to federate first, while the U.W.F. is asking for a full-blown world constitution. In fact, the Federalists plan to hold a conclave...
...under no illusions concerning the character of the Soviet regime," but "there may be a chance" that the Russians will accept some sort of federation. If that should fail, the U.W.F. figures that a partial union, presumably along Streitian lines, would have to do for the lack of something better...
Wrestling is a severe sport. To be a good enough wrestler to win against current competition, a man must be in better physical condition than the good athlete in any other sport. No other athlete makes such sacrifices for his weight; no other experiences the grueling nine-minute drain on his energy. The season lasts from November to April and the wrestler cannot let a day go by without practicing. He works longer and harder than any other athlete...
...major sport, wrestling would attract more men; stiffer competition within the eight weight classes would result in better teams which would, in turn, attract even larger crowds than those under the present system do. Last year, wrestling drew the third largest number of spectators, and was one of the very few sports which helped offset the huge H.A.A. deficit. Spectator interest as well as participant interest would be enhanced if wrestling were a major sport, for the sport can be a thrilling one if the fan knows what it's all about...
...clinic can still be helpful. But if either the NSA partisans or their opposition has its way, we had better forget the whole thing...