Word: hitting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Most landed by helicopter from seaborne troop carriers, but a quarter of the force hit the beach in more classic Marine style, splashing ashore aboard tracked amphibious vehicles. Though their rifles, tanks and howitzers were unloaded?no live ammunition was carried throughout the operation?their performance was intended by Jimmy Carter to be a firm and well-publicized demonstration of Washington's concern about the presence of a Soviet combat brigade in Cuba...
Nonetheless, last week A.S.U. Athletic Director Fred Miller released statements from four players who swear that they witnessed the assault. One of them, Steve Chambers, told TIME: "He's hit me with pipes, boards and a ship's rope." Another A.S.U. player said that team members were asked to sign affidavits stating that they never saw Kush hit Rutledge. Some signed. "I learned that Frank Kush was attempting to cover up the fact that he hit Kevin Rutledge," says Miller. "I could not allow our athletes and coaches to be further intimidated.' Meanwhile, Rutledge's family...
Economists believe that the nation's business will decline again this fall. Nonetheless, signs of continued economic vigor abound. Homebuilding, which is usually hit hard by high interest rates, remains strong; housing starts actually rose by 4.2% in September, to an annual rate of 1.9 million. At the same time, the use of the nation's industrial capacity edged up above...
When the Harvard Lampoon hit the streets this week, something was missing. Pages three through six had been ripped out and replaced by a loose insert...
However, the companies Harvard invests in are just a few of the 66 that anti-nuke shareholders will hit with proxies and resolutions early next year...