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...past two years, Iran has gone on such an arms-buying spree that it has spent $7.6 billion in the U.S. alone acquiring one of the world's most modern arsenals. The Shah's air force will soon add the Grumman F-14 Tomcat Mach 2.3 fighter to its fleet of 60 F-5s and 200 F-4 Phantoms (with another 200 ordered), not to mention eight tankers for inflight refueling...
...sprints appear to be another Eli strength Sophomore Tony Frink leads the corps on the basis of his 21.9 second 50 ,and 48.2 second 100 free dual wins against Princeton. Yale also has a whole fleet of swimmers who have covered 100 yards in 48.0 seconds...
...Jackson fundamentally believes that new technology is essential to preserve peace and U.S. freedom. As he once said, "The way you get the Soviets to the conference table is from a position of strength." He provided much of the impetus behind the Navy's decision to build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines and led the fights for the anti-ballistic-missile program and the supersonic transport...
Astaire and Rogers. Some BU film group claims to be showing "a rare Astaire/Rogers film made in 1936" at Sherman Auditorium this Saturday at 9 p.m. Now this might be Follow the Fleet, which is never around, is supposed to be terrific, and has "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket" in it. But Swing time, which is not rare (although the best Astaire and Rogers film there is) was also made in 1936. Anyway this mysterious, possibly bogus entity will be screened with Cat People, a low-budget thriller made in 1942. Cat People...
There will be a small farewell party at San Clemente this week, probably a mixture of tears and forced gaiety. The six-month period of federally subsidized transition is ending for former President Richard Nixon on Feb. 9, and with it a fleet of Government cars, caretakers, telephone operators, and the salaries for much of his staff. He will now have to get along on his $60,000 annual pension, plus $200,000 a year to operate an office, and whatever he can earn by writing about his unique career in politics. Nixon has received part...