Word: losses
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...loss to understand how George W. Ball can believe that U.S. national interest in Berlin is "fundamental" and in Viet Nam only "marginal" [Nov. 7]. As an isolated and militarily indefensible outpost, West Berlin is of no strategic value; it is indeed a liability, because fears of Soviet retaliatory pressures against the hostage city restrict American freedom of action elsewhere. The decisive argument against abandoning Berlin is simply that to surrender a U.S.-protected non-Communist population to Communist rule would be a morally intolerable betrayal, and that for Washington to let itself be coerced into committing such a betrayal...
Most of the world's trading nations are suffering from the loss of the canal. In the first year alone, European countries lost an estimated $1 billion because of the increased cost of sending oil tankers around Africa. India must spend more for grain shipments, and its once profitable exports of iron ore to Europe are no longer economic. For its part, Egypt loses $300 million in annual canal revenues, though $250 million is made up in subsidies by Saudi Arabia, Libya and Kuwait...
...Marini had been blamed for much of the team's poor showing, and after a 20-6 loss to Colgate four weeks ago, coach Len Jardine said. "The thing that I am disturbed about is the criticism that is being leveled against our quarterback, Bryan Marini, Bryan called a fine game, and the films bear this...
Penn, undefeated and ranked fourth in the nation until it lost to the Crimson three weeks ago, was upset by Columbia, 2-1, last Saturday. The loss was the Quakers' third straight Ivy defeat and dropped Penn to fourth place in the Ivy Standings. The Quakers now must beat Cornell or else conceivably finish tied for seventh in the Ivy League...
...comes in Glory as well as being the One who was and the One who is. In the process of thanking the Catholics for letting go of their nostalgia for the Middle Ages, he states that theology should be tied to its historical roots or suffer the loss of one necessary dimension-a past. The line of continuity has broken...