Word: harriers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Callaghan informed his colleagues that London was about to close a $2 billion deal with Peking that includes the sale of Harrier jet fighters, plus two complete steel plants, three power stations and computer equipment. Because of the Harrier's relatively short range, Washington regards the weapon as purely defensive, and Carter thus raised no objections to the proposed sale. But Giscard and Schmidt expressed concern that Moscow might view such a deal as anti-Soviet since it comes so soon after the U.S. normalization of relations with Peking...
...agricultural and scientific technology. A consortium of West German companies is negotiating a $14 billion deal with Peking to build in Hopei province what would be the world's largest steelmaking complex. Britain's government agreed to negotiate the possible purchase by Peking of 30 Harrier vertical-takeoff jet bombers at $6.6 million each...
...years ago, a Crimson team which included current team members Meyer, Peter Fitzsimmons. Thad McNulty, and Rocky Moulton, placed 23rd with over 700 points. The first Harvard harrier to complete the race, Jeff Campbell, came home in 54th place and Fitzsimmons placed in the mid-100s. Meyer, Moulton and McNulty would all rather forget their performances. As Meyer remarked, "There were not too many people who finished behind...
Enter Murphy and Moulton. Each Harvard harrier passed a competitor from one of the other teams in contention during the last mile, but Murphy and Moulton came out of nowhere...
...Herdtramples Northeastern, now that has a real ring to it," Meyer said. "We're tired of being called thinclads and harriers. After all, what's a harrier...