Word: prevented
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Those who saw the varsity's 35-20 loss to Princeton may have been reminded of the 1952 season when both Yale and Princeton defeated the Crimson by astronomical scores, with an upset win by Brown sandwiched in between. In order to prevent a repetition of gridiron history and to enter the Yale game next week with something like an outside chance, a good showing by the varsity today is a must...
...Iraq (Britain's only ally in the Arab world) offered Jordan military aid. But Iraq's offer came down to two planeloads of small arms; Nasser topped that by sending five Vampire jets. As a last resort, Britain proposed to send Iraqi troops into Jordan in an attempt to prevent a takeover by a Nasser-minded government in Jordan's forthcoming elections. On Oct. 12 Israel let it be known that such a move would mean war. Britain backed down, and Jordan veered conclusively toward Nasser. It was a decisive event...
Downing Street-in its first comment on the invasion by Israeli troops: "Whatever sympathies may be felt, it is the duty and interest of the Western powers to do everything possible to prevent war." After the British-French attack was launched, the Telegraph treaded water for two days, mainly criticizing the tactics of the Labor opposition, before it ventured a tepid defense of the Prime Minister. Then it warned that there would be "deep anxiety" until the government could show that "this really is a police action, that [the] pledge not to use our troops for any other purpose...
...miles into Egyptian territory in the general direction of the Suez Canal. Unknown was whether Israel was launching an unusually deep retaliatory raid, or whether this was the beginning of the painful tidings that the President and Secretary of State had long feared and had long striven to prevent: an Israeli preventive...
Arthritis of Rheumatic Fever. Now readily dealt with, in most cases, by prompt treatment of the rheumatic fever with aspirin and hormones of the cortisone family, and the use of penicillin to prevent recurrences. For all practical purposes: under control...