Word: losely
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...history to be so chastised by his colleagues. While this punishment may appear lenient-especially when contrasted with the House of Representatives' exclusion of Adam Clayton Powell-the mortification of censure is a sentence to political demise by inches. Dodd will keep all official perquisites, but must inevitably lose most of his influence and prestige, amassed, ironically, through his career as an investigator of others' transgressions. There is some doubt that he will be renominated in 1970, let alone reelected. Last week six Connecticut newspapers suggested that he resign...
When Wilt Chamberlain was with the San Francisco Warriors, local sportswriters tended to regard him as an oversized goon who could dunk the ball but rated zero on team play. WILT SCORES 50, WARRIORS LOSE, the headlines often read. The crowds were down on him, too. "I can't love a 7-ft. 1-in. loser," said a fan at the time. So two years ago, San Francisco gladly traded Wilt to the Philadelphia 76ers. Last year the Warriors fired Wilt's coach, Alex Hannum, after a front-office squabble, and he also wound up in Philadelphia. Good...
...Letting 30,000 people die in Vietnam is better than having the United States lose prestige," think-merchant Herman Kahn said yesterday afternoon...
Moreover, he said 98 per cent of Americans back administration policy and would lose faith in the country if we pulled out. Kahn's figures were disputed by several students who cited numerous polls to prove that a large percentage of citizens oppose...
Baltimore's Steve Barber became the second major league pitcher in history to lose a 9-inning no-hitter, as two walks, a wild pitch, and an error gave Detroit a 2-1 win over the Orioles yesterday. Other scores: Kansas City 1 BOSTON 0 Detroit 2-6 Baltimore 1-4 Yankees 3-2 California 0-4 Cleveland 2-2 Chicago 1-4 Washington 7-3 Minnesota 3-0 San Francisco 5 Los Angeles 1 Pittsburgh 2 St. Louis 0 Mets 2-8 Cincinnati 0-3 Philadelphia 6-3 Atlanta 4-6 Chicago 4 Houston...