Word: contests
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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There were warmups from Prince Philip and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (after Ike, said Mac, Nixon was "the next best thing"). Then Nixon spoke on winning "the victory of plenty over want." Khrushchev, he said, has called for an economic contest between systems. "I am sure that all of us would be delighted to accept the challenge. In such a contest no one could really lose . . . We need to apply in this field the same determination, willingness, and cooperation which enabled us to build the military strength which deters aggression today...
AMHERST, Dec. 6--An unimpressive Amherst quintet defeated the varsity here tonight, 51 to 47, in the season opener for both teams. Trailing 36 to 34 with five minutes to play, the Lord Jeffs rallied for ten straight points to sew up the contest...
However, the Crimson defense had some difficulty in coping with the speedy Middlebury wings, especially Mike Karens and Phil LaTreille, who accounted for half of the Vermonters' goals. Most of the Middlebury scoring came on defensive lapses, and throughout the contest the Crimson defense was hard pressed to keep up with their opponents' attacking force...
...Williams College can freeze its melted outdoor rink by 3 p.m. today, the varsity will play the Ephmen at that time. If not, the sextet's next contest will be against Boston University at the Arena on Monday...
...untried Crimson basketball team will open its season at Amherst tonight in a contest at whose outcome not even the rival coaches will venture a guess. Both squads suffered heavy losses by graduation, and tonight's encounter will thus be the first indication of their relative strengths...