Word: duels
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...across its placid waters since last October, the Suez Canal last week seemed more than ever a permanent casualty of the Arab-Israeli war. Even the brief hopes that 15 trapped freighters might finally be freed after eight months of captivity flickered rapidly away in a three-hour gun duel between Egyptian and Israeli forces. By the time the truce was restored by the U.N.'s blue-helmeted observers, the Egyptians had not only suspended their efforts to release the rusting ships but declared that they would do nothing at all to reopen the canal until a complete Middle...
...surprise performances. The mile run was supposed to have been a duel between West Point's Hep champ, Bob McDonald, and the Crimson's sophomore Roy Shaw. But Baker, running brilliantly, left both of them in the dust...
...road of isolationism and internal effort," he said in a televised speech, "is too long, painful and perhaps sterile in today's world." Five of Gestido's eleven Cabinet ministers quickly resigned, and when insults began flying, Gestido even challenged his former Finance Minister to a duel-though it was later called...
Competition for the America's Cup usually is a two-flag duel, with a lone challenger rising to face the U.S. every three years. Next time around, in 1970, the lineup for the right to challenge may resemble All the World's Fighting Fleets. Britain, France and Greece have already signaled battle, and now Australia's Sir Frank Packer, 60, has run up his flag, recommending that there be an elimination series of races among all challengers in Cup waters off Newport, R.I. The defending New York Yacht Club could do worse than take Sir Frank...
Billed as an informal discussion on Vietnam and the draft, the first verbal duel was arranged by Yale President Kingman Brewster Jr. through his contacts with Yale alumni like Burke Marshall, the former assistant attorney general for civil rights; fellow university presidents; and student contacts...