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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...suddenly sprung long pass. "There's no such thing as a 'sure thing' in football," says Tittle. "The important thing is to play percentages-to do the thing that has the best chance of success." Last week End Del Shofner reported that Redskin Defender Claude Crabb could be faked out of position. "Yeah," nodded Tittle, 'as soon as we get a chance." By game's end, Shofner had caught eleven Tittle passes for 269 yds. and one touchdown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Bald Eagle | 11/9/1962 | See Source »

...David W. Crabb, lecturer in African languages at Columbia, defended the teaching of African languages on somewhat different grounds from Welmers. Identifying African languages as a valid branch of linguistics, he stated that "the scientific analysis of systems of communication is a 'high level' academic pursuit and should have a place in every curriculum...

Author: By Efrem Sigel, | Title: Survey Reveals Scarcity Of Language Instruction | 4/18/1962 | See Source »

...observed: "Everyone knows that aircraft have been flying at high altitudes over several countries for years . . . I have knowledge that the Russians are flying over our territory as well." In Britain, former Ambassador to Russia Sir William Hayter reminded his countrymen of the embarrassing disappearance of British Frogman Lionel Crabb (TIME, May 21, 1956) during the 1956 B. & K. visit to London. Said a senior civil servant: "Let's face it. Everybody does these jobs. We live in a bloody wicked world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATIONS: Confrontation in Paris | 5/23/1960 | See Source »

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