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...first pronounced my Peace Initiative-even more so. I also emphasized that I am willing to comply with all the provisions of Security Council Resolution 242, provided that Israel does the same. We cannot have any bargaining over the rights of the Palestinian people or over one inch of the Arab territories seized in 1967. Only thus can a permanent and just peace be achieved...
...first time in my life, had realized what it means to fight inch by inch and achieve one's goals. How mean I have been to discredit war heroes and generals--now I felt as one myself...
Sophomore Laforet fenced perfectly in the second round as she lost only 11 touches in four victories. Laforet, adrenalin flowing in her first varsity opportunity, fenced with intensity throughout and took advantage as others tired. She lunged effectively and quickly, using every inch of her 5-ft., 2-in. frame to reach her opponents...
During Carey's freshman year, no men were allowed in women's rooms except on Sunday afternoons. Matrons patrolled the halls, ensuring that doors were held open with the six-inch "parental hooks," and that a women and her visitor "kept three feet on the ground." Lamont didn't admit women, yet many math classes were held there. Because students had to pay to eat at the other college, dining was virtually single...
...four-inch stack of letters, which will go on reserve at Lamont Library in the next few days, contains "many helpful and informative responses, but others are too general to tell us what is really going on," Calkins said...