Word: rushes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...victory came about like most unexpected but flawless efforts, from a combination of things. The defensive line, most notably sophomore Marco Coric, and seniors Bob Murray and Tom McDevitt, jettisoned the "wait and see" type of rush they employed against Columbia's veer offense a week ago, and let themselves loose for four quarters' worth of pressure of the UMass attack...
...Meanwhile, the works of one of America's best-loved composer is represented in Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes of Cole Porter, an interesting revue. For info on both shows, call the Playhouse at 426-6912; be sure to ask about student rush seats. The Boston Repertory Theater is also offering a revue, this one a "classy, sassy musical celebration of the '30s and '40s" called The All-Night Strut. Call...
...thus becomes imperative for the West, particularly the United States, to learn from past mistakes, the replace its pious words in defense of Namibian independence with substantive steps designed to force South Africa to back down and permit U.N.-supervised elections. It should rush the U.N.-endorsed proposal for internationally supervised elections through the Security Council--preferably before the Nationalist party finishes selecting a new South African prime minister -- and present the South Africans with the demarche accompanied by an ultimatum: either accept U.N.-supervised elections in Namibia, or face across-the-board economic sanctions from the nations...
...rush into traveler's checks has inspired some odd alliances and rivalries. Although Citibank issues Master Charge cards and is a member of the consortium that licenses the Master Charge system, its parent Citicorp has gone to court to try to block Master Charge's entry into traveler's checks, charging unfair competition. Citibank's argument: Master Charge, through the banks that issue the card, would be able to control which traveler's checks the customer bought, thus shutting Citibank out of the business...
When U.S. companies first began moving into South Africa during the gold rush of the 1880s, they not only saw their market as the country's whites (now about 16% of the 28 million population) but they also employed whites almost exclusively. In those days the white Americans, still imbued with their own pioneering heritage, identified strongly with the Dutch-descended Afrikaners, who were also frontier people. That attitude continued in the post-World War II years as newly arriving U.S. firms brought technology and industrial development to South Africa. Yet by the late 1960s, as whites deserted factories...