Word: breaking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...camp in North Viet Nam in 1970, agreed to lead a band of 14 volunteer commandos in an assault on the prison. After deciding that the unit was too small for the job, claims Perot, he arranged for a mob to do the job. There was indeed a prison break, and the two Americans escaped with thousands of other prisoners. They made their way overland to Turkey with the commandos, and from there flew to the U.S. Said Chiapparoni when he arrived in Dallas last week: "I always wanted to work with a company that cares about its people...
...becoming an integral part of the increasingly automated, modern office landscape. The bookkeepers are happy because the new phones save money, but desperate cries of anguish are rising from office workers unable to cope with all that electronic wizardry. Their complaints: being disconnected in midsentence, having a third party break in on a conversation or, worse, not being able to get through at all. Their solution: make a futile attempt at retrieving the call and slam down the receiver...
When the outdoor track season begins in late March, most experts believe that Nehemiah is likely to break the world record of 13.21 sec. for the 110-yd. hurdles now held by Cuba's Alejandro Casanas. "Within the next year or two," predicts Bob Hersh, men's records chairman for the Amateur Athletic Union, "he's going to establish himself as the greatest high hurdler who ever lived." Coaches like Elliott and San Diego State's Dick Hill think Nehemiah will take the record below 13 sec., a feat that would be as remarkable as breaking...
Unlike the swimmers, the divers don't have the luxury of a three-week break until NCAAs. They must earn the privilege of participating at nationals at an Eastern regional qualifying meet at Blodgett this weekend. "The competition there is a little stronger than this weekend's." Greacen says, "but we're both confident that we can qualify on both boards...
Despite a strong showing in track events, Princeton failed to break Harvard's early lead and finished the meet with 56 points to the Crimson's 58. Yale trailed with...