Word: dispatches
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...West Point, the Crimson proceeded to dispatch its Army opponents with ease, going on to capture a flawless 9-0 win, with only freshmen Rob Loud and Wheeler going the full three sets...
...billionaires because of world resources and advanced technology. The problem is allocation of this wealth. Fuller feels current institutions prevent people from living like kings. He believes the establishment's faith in the Malthusian theory of searcity has led to wars and wasteful stockpiling of arms. Fuller tries to dispatch these doomsday beliefs so that mankind will work together. If fear of poverty is dispelled, cooperation and efficient coexistence are inevitable...
...opening match saw Pompan, in the number-two slot, easily dispatch lanky Lion Jeff Papell. After dropping the first seven points, Pompan visibly relaxed and went on to capture the set, 6-3. Good clutch tennis highlighted Pompan's second set as he clinched the match with a 6-2 victory...
...brimming with mercenary stories, including the exciting tales of those brave men who defend South Africa from "Cuban and East German backed guerrillas." Foreign Editor Al J. Venter has traveled to the front lines to send back this "World Exclusive." Obviously a writer by training, Venter opens his dispatch like this; "Dawn comes early in most parts of Africa." And two sentences later, this: "First light had come early to a group of eight South African soldiers on patrol during the winter of 1980." It turns out that, nearby these troopers, perhaps in the nooks of the jungle where light...
...battlefields, however, Salvadoran officers fighting the guerrillas say they would welcome new military equipment, especially sophisticated communications gear and helicopters. The U.S. justifies the dispatch of instructors as necessary to help the Salvadorans make good use of the new equipment. Finally, Administration officials concede, the advisers comprise a "highly visible" sign of the Reagan Administration's determination to fight Communist "indirect armed aggression...