Word: rival
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Last week they reacted with deep bitterness to the United Nations' failure to pass any resolution asking for an Israeli pullout from the conquered territory. The Palestine Liberation Organization even suggested that the Arabs set up their own rival U.N. with Red China, and Damascus radio said: "To hell with the U.N." More than a month after the war had ended, none of this brought the Arabs any closer to solving their basic problem in the war's aftermath: how to come back from defeat and live with a stronger Israel that is clearly here to stay, whether...
...were said to be headed for the capital; 20 truckloads of pro-Thieu troops were reported en route to the city. Though the rumors proved false, the nation had good reason to be upset. A break between Ky and Thieu could have split the armed forces into rival camps, paralyzed the war effort and dealt a mortal blow to South Viet Nam's fragile experiment in constitutional government...
...also a pretty fair description of Eddie's sometime teammate (on the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants) and current chief rival for the affections of Chicagoans: Manager Leo ("The Lip") Durocher of the Chicago Cubs-the hottest team in the National League. Beating the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 last week for their twelfth victory in 13 games, the Cubs climbed to within one-half game of first place, set Chicagoans buzzing about the possibility of an all-Chicago World Series-first in 61 years. But if The Brat and The Lip do clash in the Series...
Akerson also faced a problem that is rare in U.S. cities these days: plenty of rival newspapers. Three newspapers are published in Boston each morning, and three competed with the Traveler in the afternoon. No fewer than four separate managements cranked out 19 editions each weekday. Overcome by it all, Akerson announced last week that the Trav- eler will stop its presses for good on July 10, after 142 years of uninterrupted publication...
...Rockwell Jr., whose well-diversified company (other lines: automotive parts and construction equipment) turns out the $600,000 Jet Commander, complains that too many companies are fighting over too few customers. Underscoring the keenness of the competition, Rockwell tells of one prospective customer, who opted for a rival jet simply "because it has a bigger toilet." Rockwell-Standard, meanwhile, plans to merge with another jetmaker, North American Aviation, though the two companies announced last week that the deal will be delayed because of an antitrust objection raised by the Justice Department. North American's Sabreliner, while...