Word: rival
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Many of the Chicago-style murders stemmed from a feud between rival bands of hoodlums-one headed by Brothers George, Bernie and Edward McLaughlin of suburban Charlestown, the other by James ("Buddy") McLean and his pals from nearby Somerville. By last week, Bernie and Edward McLaughlin and Buddy McLean were dead, mowed down by unknown assassins; George McLaughlin was in death row at Walpole State Prison on a murder rap; bodies were still falling...
...installed last month after Kasavubu fired Tshombe. But even more was at stake. With Parliament and the 21 provincial legislatures due to elect a new President this winter, the vote was the first test of strength between Kasavubu, who wanted badly to be reelected, and Tshombe, his only serious rival for the job. Honoring Congolese political tradition, both sides had spent huge sums to win votes and influence legislators-some of whom reportedly were offered more than $15,000 for their allegiance...
...closest rival, Penn's Rodger Lorberbaum, is two goals behind but has one last chance to catch Njoku today in Penn's game with Cornell, Jim Saltonstall registered Harvard's other tally, when he put in a rebound on another Njoku shot...
Tilt. Devaney's recruiting coups have done little to endear him to rival coach es, who grumble that Nebraska is "long on finances and short on academics.' That kind of criticism doesn't bother the pro scouts. Devaney already has furnished the pros with twelve players, and this year's crop of Cornhuskers is the most attractive yet. Murmured one awestruck scout, watching Nebraska take the field: "When they run out there, you can see the field tilt...
...these developments symbolize the nation's increasing effort to stop the poisoning of its air and water by industrial plants that often seem to rival Cartoonist Al Capp's highly pungent Skonk Works. They also emphasize the growing pressures on both industry and communities to spend heavily in an effort to speed up the attack. The Gov ernment estimates that 1) U.S. indus try will have to spend ten times its pres ent $100 million annually for treating waste water if it hopes to end industrial pollution of the nation's rivers; 2) communities will have...