Word: fell
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Hungarians had conducted a revolt to drive the Soviets out of their homeland. They had also waited in some agony for American intervention, but none came. On Nov. 4 reinforced Soviet Army forces swept through Budapest and crushed the rebellion there. By Nov. 14, when the last rebel stronghold fell, about 25,000 Hungarians had been killed...
...conservative law professor and former U.S. Solicitor General in the Nixon Administration, attempted for several months to draft a constitutional amendment that would limit federal spending. He is finally giving up. Said he: "The more I tried, the more I became dubious it would work." If federal revenues fell short of estimates because of economic conditions, he notes, a deficit could occur no matter what the law says. "Who would sue?" asks Bork. "Whom would they...
...first heavy snows of winter began falling across Iran last week, blanketing once bustling boulevards and the country's strike-bound industrial centers. For a time, even Tehran fell silent, though at least 30 people were killed and more than 120 wounded in clashes in other cities. Iran's revolution was far from over, fueled still by the fact that the Shah had not yet left the country...
...third year in a row, the Huskies' depth and strength proved too much for the reading period-depleted Harvard team which fell, 80-56, Saturday...
With Mulvihill injured, freshman Bryan Baer, took over the 134 1bs. class and triumphed over MIT 12-0, but lost to Coast Guard, 10-4. In the Lowell match, the Crimson's Ray Cooper fell by the score...