Word: nine
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Psychology of Freshmen," in the spring, says that the more violent reactions to freshmen, like scorn, practical jokes and physical cruelty, represent a realization by the upperclassmen that he too was once ignorant and helpless. He says we should keep in mind that "being a freshman for nine months is a stage we all have to go through on the way to adulthood, much like being a fetus before you can be born...
...citizens action group which calls itself the Neighborhood Nine submitted a petition in September to request that the Observatory Hill property be down-zoned to restrict further Harvard development in the area. The proposed athletic facility meets all of the strictest zoning regulations and could still be constructed if the area is down-zoned by the council...
...physical Eli defense frustrated Crimson attackers continuously as they stopped one Harvard drive after another by stealing the ball and smashing it well back down the field. But the difference was that Harvard converted two of their 12 shots on goal; Yale went 0 for nine...
Members of the elite group are chosen from border-police volunteers. They are put through a two-day battery of physical and psychological tests, followed by six months basic training; nine in ten are eliminated. Those that remain must become proficient in swimming, diving and mountain climbing. Among other special training: 140 hrs. of karate. The men spend up to four hours a day practicing with weapons that range from Smith & Wesson .38-cal. revolvers to a variety of machine guns and other automatic weapons. At G.S.G. 9 headquarters in St. Augustin, near Bonn, they study the tactics of terrorist...
...steelmen by pledging to take vigorous action on any complaints they file against "dumping" of foreign steel in the U.S. (that is, the selling of imports at prices below their costs of production). The President is also considering a major speech on economic policy just before or after his nine-nation tour in late November...