Word: fastnesses
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Conditions are against Harvard. Penn's most decided advantage will be its fast hard courts. The Quakers are basically big hitters, relying on big serves and volleys to win. The Crimson netmen, who have had only one day's practice on hard courts, tend to depend on ground strokes...
Penn's lineup will probably remain an enigma until starting time. Bailey Brown and Captain John Reese will undoubtedly fill the top two spots one way or the other. These are two of the most powerful players in the East, especially on their own fast courts. Harvard's Chum Steele, who has a mean attack himself, may be able to match blows with Penn; Dave Benjamin, with his balanced game, will have even more trouble than Steele...
...grow older, Aron points out, one element in nuclear strategy is changing fast. Both sides are burying their missiles in hardened silos, greatly increasing their ability to destroy the other side entirely even if the enemy struck first. This means that the value of a preemptive nuclear strike is going down and, consequently, that it is becoming less and less logical to actually employ thermonuclear weapons...
Madame Perkins, as she was known helped to draft countless bills, including the social Security Act, all providing laborers with a self-respect they had not had before. Spurring the President on, she fast came to embody the New Deal's reformist spirit. Even after her departure from government, she continued to challenge complacency, supporting the civil rights movement as vigorously as her age permitted. The humility and tenacity that marked her life give dignity to the cause for which she struggled...
...Crimson, with senior Dick Ames moved from attach to first midfield, was no match for the fast, smooth Ell attack. When Harvard got the ball, a combination of sloppy hall handling and hard Yale checking prevented them from doing anything with...