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...judging controversies were largely rooted in the idiosyncrasies of Olympic scoring, which rewards boxing, not brawling. Under the rules, a cleanly landed jab counts as much as a knockdown blow; in three 3-min. rounds, the objective is to be effectively aggressive, not lethal. Despite a strong third round, U.S. Middleweight Virgil Hill, 20, lost a split decision in the finals to Joon-Sup Shin because the South Korean had outpointed him in earlier rounds. On the judge's part, it takes surgical concentration to count the blows and apportion their weight. Spectators conditioned by the blood sport...
There are unseen fouls below the surface, elbows and shoulders are nearly lethal, and the pace is exhausting. Anguish seemed to be the prevalent expression at Malibu's Pepperdine University pool. But in the beginning the look of the powerful U.S. team was one big smile. The speedy squad mounted unnerving counterattacks to overcome Greece, Brazil, Spain, Holland and Australia. West Germany, however, was more formidable. With the game tied at 7-7, West German Goalie Peter Röhle was ejected on a penalty, and Doug Burke of the U.S. scored with only 26 sec. left. The rough...
...however. War in Southeast Asia and political instability in countries like Idi Amin's Uganda interfered with eradication efforts. Premature reports of success against malaria led some health authorities to relax their vigilance. Then came the worst blows of all: in the mid-1960s, Plasmodium falciparum, the most lethal of the four species of parasite that cause human malaria, showed signs of becoming resistant to chloroquine. Soon there were resistant strains on three continents. About the same time, health officials around the Mediterranean began to find mosquitoes that were immune to DDT. It was a classic illustration of Darwinian...
...aided his work as an operative for the CIA and the Office of Naval Intelligence. By the mid-1970s, Wilson had achieved a shadowy prominence in Washington. As Goulden tells it, scores of Government officials, Congressmen and Pentagon officers were mesmerized by the not-so-secret agent's lethal charm...
Wands called the new test "the first major advance for what is perceived as the most lethal cancer in the world...