Word: nab
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...defense had its own problems, including some never-resolved inconsistencies. Neither Lynch nor Byrne fully explained why after their arrest they initially told the FBI that two men accosted them at a Manhattan hotel and forced them to nab Bronfman. Nor did they ever explain why they next gave written confessions to the FBI saying that they spent months scouting the Bronfman estate to plan the grab-without ever mentioning any involvement on Sam Bronfman's part. It would be up to the jury to decide, if indeed it could, whose story to believe...
...lesson of 1968, are shunning McCarthy. Says Jim Wall, Carter's Illinois campaign chief and an ex-McGovernite: "Most of our people recognize that a McCarthy vote is a Ford vote, and they're not going to do that." Some Republicans, however, fear that McCarthy might nab their independent votes. Says Tom Kean, the New Jersey Republican Assembly minority leader and the head of Ford's campaign in the state: "He could take votes away from both sides...
...undercover cops is necessary, particularly in narcotics and vice investigations. "But much of it goes beyond the bounds of fair police work," complains Chicago Defense Attorney Patrick Tuite. In New York, ousted Special Prosecutor Maurice Nadjari arranged for undercover police to be indicted on phony charges so they could nab judges and others who took bribes to "fix" their cases. In California, Treasury agents obligingly offered to supply suspects with such essentials as paper and ink, then proudly announced arrests growing out of one of the largest hauls of counterfeit money in history...
Paco Canales is Harvard's premier distance freestyler. He does not appear to be a threat to Princeton's Joe Loughran, but if Canales is swimming well (which he has been lately), he could be in a position to nab a second or third in the 500- and 1650-yard free. Canales seems to be in top form--he swam close to his lifetime best against Yale without shaving last Saturday--so look for him to do very well...
Ahmed Kayali leaped 47 ft. 3 3/4 in. to nab fifth in the triple jump, and Stiles crossed the bar at 14 ft. 8 in. in the pole vault for a personal best and a second-place finish...