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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...free world of which we are a part should have three main objectives in the Middle East," Radford testified on behalf of the Eisenhower Doctrine. "First, the nations of the Middle East must be kept independent of Communist domination; second, the strategic positions and transit rights in this area must be available to the free world; third, the resources, strategic positions and transit rights must be kept from slipping behind the Iron Curtain . . . It follows that the present situation presents a dangerous situation to the U.S., a condition against which we must have an effective defense." Then Radford quietly turned...
...point would estrange the moderate Arab opinion that the new U.S. Middle East policy is trying to foster. Nasser was already systematically slowing down the work of clearing the Suez Canal. Last week, after U.N. salvage vessels finally raised and towed the cement-filled hulk Akka out of the main channel, the Egyptians continued to dawdle about removing explosives from the wrecked tug Edgar Bonnet, and thus effectively kept the ditch plugged. The U.S., however, was concerned less about Nasser's blackmail than about other Arab opinion...
...main cause for Arthur's melancholy lies in the fact that three weeks ago, his four best players were expelled for "unsatisfactory academic records." "We lost two good defensemen in McLaughlin and Duncan," Arthur commented, "and our best lineman in Nolan. Up to then we were a hockey team; now we're nothing...
Oliver A. Yabook of "Holworthy 54 and Main St., Babbittville, Mo.," even appeared in the Freshman Register. A sign at the Union gate proclaims "Oliver A. Yabook apologizes for the food," while one over the door says "Oliver A. Yabook yawns." Inside, he "even likes Communists" and "is proud even of Yale...
...basement of the Main building, which is closed entirely to the Ladies, there are a bar and the men's grill which serves dinners. Both are frequented largely by the younger set. Further on, there are a game room, a TurkishSteam bath, a masseur, locker rooms, the Squash court lounge with its television set, 11 singles and 1 doubles squash courts (reportedly the only one in the Boston area) and a deep freezer, often used for stocking the game bagged by club members...