Word: footings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Amman, a hectic bustle reflects the growth of the movement. Switchboard operators bellow into makeshift World War II British field telephones, trying to make contact with branch offices in Salt or Irbid. Most communication is still by handwritten letter, carried by couriers on bicycles, in Jeeps or on foot. When a dusty Arab arrives with a tightly wadded piece of paper, Arafat scribbles an answer in the margin, then sends the courier off again. Agents arriving in little black Volkswagens dash up for conferences. A white ambulance pulls up bearing the insignia of the Red Crescent, the Moslem equivalent...
...Peruvian foot-warmers, simulated Ocelot skins, Russian borscht bowls, Garbo hats, pop neckties, Japanese origami kits, Indian temple candles, flicks of the forties posters, papier mach*e roosters, handcrafted jewelry and rings. Saki sets, Yugoslavian enamelware, mugs mobiles, and mukluks...
...amiable captain, set a new Harvard indoor record in the shot put with a 58'8 3/4" toss. But he was obviously not satisfied with his winning throw--which broke the record Benka himself set in last year's IC4A's--since he has been throwing near the 60 foot mark in practice...
...Ernie has a good 15-foot jump shot and a good hook shot, he's good defensively, and he has good hands," Harrison added. "He gets our fast break started by getting the ball off the defensive boards and then does a good job at going down and following up the break," he said...
Last fall, Harvard trailed the heavily favored Cadet contingent by six points with only the 400-yard freestyle relay remaining. A Crimson victory in the relay would have given the underdogs the meet by one point, but Harvard's Bill Shrout was edged by one foot in the final lap. The Crimson have not beaten Army since...