Word: blew
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...decor was strictly Kafka--a long rectangular room with five rows of chairs overlooking the speaker's podium. The dysentery-green walls stood in the glaring flophouse-yellow light. The room was completely un-ventilated and the old fan blew hot air into our faces insultingly. The stage was set for Sgt. Brown's treatise on Conduct and Effort...
...other opening-day action the New York Mets blew a two-run lead in the ninth inning and lost to the San Francisco Giants 5-4. Also...
...catured the number two doubles match. After trailing 5-2, 40-love in the third set Levin and Jarvis displayed fantastic clutch tennis and almost pulled out a victory. The battle was deadlocked at six games apiece when it ended. At number three doubles, Eric Wise and Clarke Kawakami blew two match points and finally settled for draw...
...Arab commandos infiltrating into Israel. In recent weeks the Arab terrorists (see box) had stepped up their activities; on the weekend before Israel's retaliatory thrust, they had made six attacks, ranging from outright firefights to a bomb set off in Jerusalem. In the worst incident, they blew up a bus carrying the children of government workers on a tour of the remains of King Solomon's mines near Elath, killing two adults and wounding 28 of the 44 children on board...
...hardly his last. After his win against Navy, Del Rossi breezed to a two-hit, 2-1 win over Columbia. Army was his next victim as he spun a five-hitter and blew down 11 batters on strikeouts. In the space of two weeks, Del Rossi had limited the three best teams in the East to two earned runs in 26 innings...