Word: bettering
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...could jeopardize the ever fragile balance of power. In a world of turmoil, frequently erupting in anarchy, the U.S. must be able to exercise its influence to maintain stability. Where the U.S. fails to do so, some authoritarian power can be counted on to fill the void. That, for better or worse, is the way things...
...Cuba and to considerable controversy, at least, in Laos. "Our mission was much inflated," says Jack Maury. "Covert operations can support but not substitute for overt policies. You are not going to change the course of history by cloak and dagger." Ray Cline feels that the CIA is "better at subtle, indirect methods. It is late in the game when you have to shoot someone to get your way. The basic function of covert action is to tell people how to run a stable political system and how to deal with threats to that stability...
Things seemed rosey in the first game as Harvard's faint playoff hopes were brightened by the presence of pitching ace Larry Brown. With "Brownie" retiring the Bruin batters in 1-2-3 fashion for the better part of the game (he faced only fifteen batters in a five inning stretch), Harvard overcame an early two-run Brown edge to lead, 4-2, going into the final inning...
...lights fared better, as did a special lightweight four boat. The J.V.s smoked the Smith varsity heavyweights by more than six seconds in a come-from-behind victory...
...seat races yesterday morning that will continue for most of the week. "There is certainly the possibility of some changes in the varsity boat," Huntsman said. "But even if the same eight people stay on the boat, I think they will be faster because of the seat racing and better able to race...