Word: haven
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...course, as my mother used to say, there's nothing tougher than catching Wilbur Wood's knuckleball, which also reminds me that Harvard teams will also be competing in New Haven, Friday. Both the women and the men harriers will tangle with Yale and Princeton in the "Big Three" meet, with the first race beginning...
Thanks Curt, as I was syaing, hit 'em where they ain't, and I wouldn't trade a whole weekend in New Haven for the chance to strike out in the major leagues as often as I did. Now back 'o Tony...
...Harvard hasn't given adequate attention to the problems of Latin America. They haven't done more than the minimum," Abelardo L. Valdez, assistant administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Agency for International Development, said in an interview yesterday...
...fictitious candidate. To qualify a youth with a long police record, a recruiter would drop the first letter of the candidate's name so that the police check would turn up no trace of his crimes. Schreiber told recruiters to ask Marine hopefuls leading questions like, "You haven't smoked marijuana, have you?" Answers, of course, were negative. Some recruiters coach candidates in advance to ensure that they pass aptitude tests, or use bright stand-ins for those who seem sure to fail. Robinette said that one ringer in northern Ohio had taken the test for 15 candidates...
Still, there have been some achievements. Before Conrail's creation, the New Haven division of Penn Central was a shambles. Now, after large contributions for new equipment by New York State, Conrail operates the line with a good on-schedule record. Throughout the sprawling system, the roadbed, key to a smooth ride, is being rebuilt. By year's end Conrail will have installed 13.9 million crossties and laid 2,787 miles of continuous welded rails. It also will have acquired 392 new locomotives and 5,900 new freight cars, paid for entirely by private financing...