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Kaifu, himself a dove on the issue, was influenced not only by those who felt Japan should take a firmer position in support of U.S. foreign policy but also by those who believe the country's armed forces should be strengthened for the national good. At a time when university graduates can expect multiple job offers, recruiting for the military is a serious problem. Last March, 59 cadets -- a record number -- in the 424-member graduating class of the National Defense Academy refused to enter the services after completing their education...
...even the hero of Sunday's win over Penn couldn't tag the Eagles. Amen knocked the penalty kick wide left by four feet as B.C. goalie Brain Boussy dove in the opposite direction...
...some offensive momentum. With just over four minutes remaining, the referee awarded Princeton back Betsy White a penalty kick on a very dubious pushing penalty inside the box. Both squads looked on as White booted the ball towards the lower-left corner of the cage. Anticipating the shot, Reilly dove to her right and slapped the ball wide...
...surface there is not much about Bill Mathers to bring to mind Augustus McCrae or Woodrow Call, the gritty cattle drivers of the epic novel and television mini-series Lonesome Dove. Too much civilization has piled up in the corners of Mathers' face and body...
...herd a thousand miles across the powdery plains, fending off Kiowa and Comanche, or ford the snake-infested Nueces River. Instead, he put 200 Herefords on the Santa Fe Railroad, climbed into his blue Oldsmobile and rolled smoothly up Highway 83. He was there in two days. (Lonesome Dove's McCrae and Call took months.) Mathers bought up old homestead land for $5 to $8 an acre, quit trying to plow and plant wheat and barley, and gently coaxed back the grass, which now ruffles in the restless wind, somehow surviving where the nation has its coldest winters and hottest...