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...second quarter, Robert Wels hauled in one between three B.C. defenders and sprinted by them all for the Crimson's first touchdown. And in the Yardlings' fourth-quarter drive, Carter Lord made a leaping, fingertip grab that left the spectators gasping...

Author: By Philip Ardery, | Title: THE ENDS | 10/20/1964 | See Source »

...Grabbing the Credit. That put the U.S. in an odd corner. Ever since Troi's conviction, the U.S. embassy in Saigon has been quietly pressuring for his reprieve on the grounds that executing a fumbling 17-year-old kid would do no one any good. Premier Nguyen Khanh was warming to the idea, and Saigon newspapers reported a reprieve in the works weeks ago. As the State Department and the Pentagon size it up, the Venezuelan F.A.L.N. knew that, figured by kidnaping a U.S. hostage it could grab credit for something that was due to happen anyway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Venezuela: Another Nasty Stunt | 10/16/1964 | See Source »

Would Khrushchev really grab the opportunity? Or was it just a matter of helping Makarios bluff the West into supporting the Greek Cypriot stand? The Soviet ambassador in Ankara went out of his way to reassure Turkey's Premier Ismet Inonu. Moscow was well aware of the large peril to peace that would be created by an attempt at destruction of NATO's power balance in that crucial region of the Mediterranean. Neither Turkey nor Greece nor NATO nor the U.S. would sit quietly by to watch a new Cuba being constructed in the lake between Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cyprus: New Fish in the Lake? | 10/9/1964 | See Source »

...tiger has roamed into unexpected territory. Hertz uses it to symbolize its dominance in the car-rental field, and Britain's Rootes Motors has just brought out a new $3,400 sports car called the Sunbeam Tiger, with the slogan "Grab a Tiger by the Wheel." Gimmick manufacturers are selling countless cloth tiger tails, priced from 18? to $1, to department stores. Humble dealers have sold thousands of tiger-tail tips to customers, most of whom clip them onto gas tanks. This fall Humble is ready to introduce napkins, clothing, and trick-or-treat bags with the tiger theme...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Business: Burning Bright | 9/25/1964 | See Source »

Thus the voter registration worker has a 12 hour day, seven days a week. For him, the freedom house is a place to sleep and grab a bite to eat. The Freedom School teacher has a very different life...

Author: By Peter Cummings, | Title: The Mississippi Summer Project: Holly Springs Participant Reports Nervous Beginnings, Eerie Tension | 9/25/1964 | See Source »

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