Word: foulup
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...despite the unfavorable media coverage and criticisms of what some regarded as a University publicity foulup, Harvard did not anticipate Reagan's regrets, according to Thomas W. Stephenson '37, the secretary to the 350th committee. "Now I have to go back to the steering committee to ask for suggestions for new speakers," said Stephenson, the man responsible for administering much of the ceremony. "It's going to take awhile. It's late and it's my number one priority," he said at the time...
...even with the spectre of a boycott, the furor about the right of the Republic of China to compete under that name instead of Taiwan--a right the IOC has denied--and a communications foulup between the Olympic venues, competition began yesterday in thrilling fashion...
Paper Snarl. Brokers' profits have also been reduced by the high cost of battling Wall Street's paperwork foulup, which for nearly two years has snarled delivery of shares from broker to broker and from broker to customer. The number of employees involved in securities processing for Big Board firms rose 36% last year, and average clerical salaries climbed 12%. In a belated rush, brokerage houses are investing more than $100 million a year in automated equipment...
...fully 75 miles from the Chinese border that two Navy A-6 Intruders strayed over China and were brought down by MIGs. They were attacked by Red fighters on their return trip to the carrier Constellation, and to evade pursuit they peeled off to the north. Thunderclouds and a foulup in their navigational instruments complicated their plight. Traveling at about 500 m.p.h., they probably reached China in about ten minutes. Now listed as missing are the four crewmen of the two planes: Lieut. Commander Jimmy Buckley, Lieut. Robert Flynn, Lieut. Commander Dain Scott and Lieut. J. Forrest Trembley...
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