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After two weeks of disagreement and fruitless debate, the disarmament talks at Geneva have bogged down. The conference cannot be considered a failure, but signs of the political maneuvering which have characterized past conferences are beginning to reappear...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Trouble at Geneva | 11/13/1958 | See Source »

...high shot. The ball hit the crossbar and bounded down right in front of the goal. A Penn forward tore in and as Bagnoli lay helplessly on the ground headed the ball at the goal. The ball just cleared the nets and the game went into its fruitless overtime...

Author: By James W. B. benkard, | Title: Varsity Soccer Team Battles Penn To 2-2 Tie in Hard-Fought Match | 11/3/1958 | See Source »

...debate may be hampered by more speakers, Council business will not be delayed as much as formerly, since the report proposes changing the vote needed to pass measures from a two-thirds total to a simple majority. In the past, the two-thirds rule has resulted in long and fruitless debate at Council meetings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Operation Bootstrap | 10/16/1958 | See Source »

...away game at Cornell. A telephone call to Ithica, prior to departure time, was ruled out--apparently for seasons of "protocol." When the players arrived at Cayuga's waters and found playing conditions impossible, they were forced to turn around and fly right home. The whole fruitless venture cost $1000 in airplane tickets...

Author: By John P. Demos, | Title: Egg in Your Beer | 10/11/1958 | See Source »

...rolled around to his right with the ball, and end Stu Hershon raced into the end zone, uncovered for several moments. But Ravenel delayed his pass, and then when it seemed he might score on the ground, threw the ball over Hershon's head. The next play was a fruitless screen pass, and the Crimson lost the ball for good...

Author: By Kenneth Auchincloss, | Title: Buffaloes Halt Crimson Attack, 6-3 | 9/29/1958 | See Source »

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