Word: quit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Laos operation. That led Nixon to conclude without qualification that "Vietnamization has succeeded," a statement reminiscent of Republican Senator George Aiken's wry advice five years ago: that the U.S. unilaterally declare victory and leave. Why, then, his critics could ask, is Nixon not ready to quit the war now or set a deadline for doing...
...collegiate basketball world has been shaken in recent weeks by the ABA's success in luring undergraduate players to quit school and sign professional contracts. Several star players have already come to terms and college coaches fear that a rash of such signings is in the offing...
Waters's tenacity began paying dividends immediately. Fitzsimmons led the Duke freshmen to eight straight wins-"I was shooting 60 per cent" -and was averaging more than 20 points a game. Then in the middle of the season, Fitzsimmons quit the team. dropped out of school, and transferred to Harvard...
...stigma of being called a war criminal, the 19 agonizing months of facing charges for premeditated murder, have taken their toll. When the Army first charged him, Calley went into a deep depression. "After about a month," he explains, "I just faced myself and asked, Do you want to quit living?' At worst, t knew I had one year left, and I decided I wanted to do something before 1 die. I decided I would look other people in the eye again...
Other top U.S. drivers suffered different misfortunes. Al Unser, winner of last year's Indianapolis 500, had to drop out when his Lola-Chevrolet developed oil pressure problems. A.J. Foyt drove a McLaren-Chevrolet until the motor quit. Follmer's Lotus-Ford suffered a broken rocker arm. British Driver Derek Bell, for one, regarded the U.S. cars as so much clutter. "It's frustrating," he groused, "for a Formula One driver to wait...