Word: blew
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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While the Arabs bickered, Israel struck. Angered at the increasing incursions of a newly organized secret Arab commando outfit known as "Asifa" (storm troopers), the Israeli army last week sent 50 of its own commandos across the border. The Israeli raiders entered three Jordanian towns, hastily evacuated civilians, then blew up gas stations, farmhouses and an abandoned mill. More raids lay ahead, hinted the Israeli radio, unless Asifa incursions were brought...
Earlier this year, the Viet Cong swept into Hoa Hoi hamlet in Binh Dinh province, burned 185 civilian homes, destroyed the inhabitants' personal belongings. In Long An, Viet Cong mines blew up three buses, killing eleven civilians. In Pleiku province, a Viet Cong company took over a hamlet and murdered ten members of the council...
Longhanding. De Gaulle's unhappiest ally was undoubtedly Erhard, who has been buffeted for weeks by a series of ill foreign winds. One from the Middle East finally blew itself out last week with the formalization of diplomatic relations between West Germany and Israel-a historic decision that surprisingly drew hardly a squeak from the Arabs. Another has been Erhard's deteriorating relations with Treaty Partner France. But from the Elysée Palace came another balm-a friendly longhand letter from De Gaulle saying he would be glad to move up the date of his next meeting...
...that was just the beginning. After two Dartmouth singles in the third, Scott's first wild 'pitch tied it up. Then, with two on and one out in the fourth, Harvard went for the double play--and blew it, allowing the third Dartmouth run to score...
...School blew its cool yesterday, and over Vicki Albright at that. Vicki received the Blackstone Law Club's first "Woman of the Year" award last night in an informal ceremony. There were no long introductions, no speeches, and no chairs...