Word: mats
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...first experienced freedom," said Japan's Emperor Hirohito about his one trip abroad 50 years ago, when he was crown prince. Those six months in Europe influenced him profoundly; since then he has lived at home in Occidental style, sleeping in a bed instead of on a floor mat and wearing Western clothes. Last week his chamberlain brought news that Premier Eisaku Sato's Cabinet had approved Hirohito's plans for an 18-day European trip beginning next September-the first time a reigning Emperor will have left the country in the 2,631-year history...
...draw at 177 pounds. Starr, 15-2-2 for the year, then clinched the match. "He just stood up and I split his legs to take him down. " the sophomore ace said. He then moved into a "half Nelson," the referee's hand thumped the mat and Starr hopped up flashing the victory sign to the crowd. The delighted gathering of 250 roared and Harvard's best season was history...
...Kyoto, Nader sat down on the straw tatanri mat floor of a Japanese inn with leaders of Japan's fledgling consumers' union and composed a six-page open letter to Prime Minister Eisaku Sato suggesting that cars sold in Japan should have the same safety devices -seat belts, headrests, dual braking systems-that are put on models exported to the U.S. He also made the point that every time a Japanese company recalls its cars in the U.S.. it should be required to do so in Japan. The next day, Honda Motor Company recalled 63,000 cars...
...Crimson had little trouble in raising its season record to 7-3, but C. C. N. Ys performance should not be belittled. Many of its wrestlers had never seen a mat before last November. "None of my boys wrestled in high school-this is a brand new sport for them-but they do have spirit and they love to wrestle," coach Henry Wittenberg said...
...real question arises the following year, when the responsibility for the MAT's will belong completely to the Learning Environments and Childhood Education programs," he continued...