Word: contenders
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed, which have long considered the U.S. plane market their own, have reacted to this new European threat by bad-mouthing the Airbus as ill suited to the needs of U.S. airlines. Despite its size, the Airbus is basically a medium-range jet, and American planemakers contend that there are no routes in the U.S. where traffic would be heavy enough to fill a profitable percentage of its seats consistently. Eastern seems willing to take the gamble, however, and U.S. planemakers are apparently afraid that other European jets may eventually follow the Airbus into the American market...
October is a rather lazy time of year; most students have only a few hourlies and the rain to contend with, as they enjoy the last few weeks of fall...
Besides the talented Big Red squad (5-1 entering the game), the Crimson also had to contend with a chilling drizzle, swirling winds and the disadvantage of playing on Cornell's polyturf field. But despite game-long pressure from the opposition (Cornell racked up a 14-1 edge in corner kicks), the defense refused to crack...
...just another thing for the Crimson to contend with as the team looks for a return to the win column against Cornell tomorrow...
...picked up Hughes in the desert and driven him back to Las Vegas-and Dummar has since admitted that his story was false. Even so, Hughes' old estranged lieutenant, Noah Dietrich, who is named in the will as executor, and Dietrich's Los Angeles attorney, Harold Rhoden, contend that the will is authentic. Next week a jury trial is scheduled to open in Las Vegas to decide on the validity of the Mormon will. If the will is declared to be a legal and binding document, Hughes' estate will be divided according to a complex formula among...