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...replied that it was up to him to shoot down the plane by whatever means he could. Malinovsky said he'd already given the order, adding "If our antiaircraft units can just keep their eyes open and stop yawning long enough, I'm sure we'll knock the plane down." He was referring to the fact that already in April we'd had an opportunity to shoot down a U-2 but our antiaircraft batteries were caught napping and didn't open fire soon enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Section: The U-2 Affair: A Foot in A Quagmire | 5/13/1974 | See Source »

...What do you mean, all these dummies? Don't knock a man who's paying somebody else's way through college.' Sometimes when I make something, I put a little dent in it. I like to do something to make it really unique. Hit it with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Voices of Silence | 5/13/1974 | See Source »

...last round saw two exhausted fighters and the knock-out that gave Wiedemann the unlimited weight championship...

Author: By Gordon Rutledge, | Title: Boxers Pound Through Finals | 5/9/1974 | See Source »

...Cadets have earned the same rap that often applies to the mediocre baseball player--"they are all run, no field." Unfortunately for the Army platoon, any team which expects to knock off the Crimson must have at least some semblance of a field contigent. "We don't have anything in the long jump and triple jump, and the high jump should be no problem for Harvard," a candid Crowell said...

Author: By James Cramer, | Title: Thinclads Set for Skirmish With Army | 5/3/1974 | See Source »

...thing to knock Harvard. But it should be done in the company of fellow students, who have decided to remain in Cambridge despite the numerous inadequacies and oppressive nature of Harvard University. Dissatisfied students should keep unconstructive bad-mouthing to themselves. Blacks already here shouldn't drive others away from experiencing whatever it is about Harvard that keeps them here despite its obvious faults. It's okay to point to Harvard's failings, but would-be students deserve to be told about the advantages and benefits of a Harvard education. Then let the hopeful Harvard-Radcliffe student decide if this...

Author: By Ronald W. Wade, | Title: On Contradictions | 4/29/1974 | See Source »

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