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...offered surplus military rifles. They debated whether to pay $23.50 for a Mauser rifle of the type used by France's Civil Guards. Or, for $74.50, they could purchase the "hard-hitting and battle tested U.S. M-1 .30 Cal. carbine which wrote the obituary of Nazi and Nip alike from Anzio Beach all the way to Okinawa!" One man admiring the surplus weapons said, "I just want something cheap to do some target shooting with...

Author: By William R. Galeota, | Title: The NRA: The Gun-Men Meet in Boston | 4/16/1968 | See Source »

...other Ivy games. Penn beat Yale Friday but then suffered a shocking upset Saturday against Brown. Dartmouth recovered from its loss to Columbia to nip Cornell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lions, Tigers Outpace Ivy League Cage Teams | 2/21/1968 | See Source »

Each year the bloodhounds-mostly hard-breathing Republicans and South ern Democrats-nip closer, but each year Eliza stays an inch or two ahead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Congress: Biting the Bloodhounds | 11/24/1967 | See Source »

Troops of the 82nd Airborne Division-many of them Viet Nam veterans-waited outside the capital in case they should be needed. Police monitored the highways leading into Washington, looking for a chance to nip violence in the bud. All together, there were 8,500 men on hand to quell the demonstrators if necessary. On the Pentagon roofs, federal marshals, Defense Department guards and Army riflemen crouched uneasily, weapons at hand, radios at the ready, field glasses constantly scanning the ground below, while helicopters fluttered overhead with cameras clicking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Protest: The Banners of Dissent | 10/27/1967 | See Source »

...other Ivy action Yale continued its winning ways Saturday, but had to struggle to nip Columbia, 1-0. Harvard had an easy time a week ago in topping Columbia, 3-1, so the Bulldogs might not be all that strong. Princeton, which has played surprisingly well so far, shut out its neighborhood rival Rutgers...

Author: By Andrew Jamison, | Title: Crimson Booters Try to Overcome Injuries to Azikiwe and Locksley | 10/24/1967 | See Source »

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