Word: sams
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...personal papers were in many cases not worth the paper they were printed on. Crucial material that might have proved useful to historians was missing. Gone, for example, were files of correspondence with Presidents John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Herbert Hoover, Chief Justice Earl Warren, House Speaker Sam Ray burn and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Some boxes were filled with nothing but newspaper clippings. Newman proved to be an accurate prophet when he once wrote about his profession: "I assure you that there isn't any dodge that some sharp mind in the Internal Revenue Service hasn...
...series, assorted MIG fighter-bombers and the deadly accurate SAM antiaircraft missiles. In addition, the Kremlin for decades has shipped massive quantities of war materiel to the Warsaw Pact states and to the armies of North Korea and North Viet Nam. Dozens of other Third World countries admire Soviet weapons: MIGS, AK-47 automatic rifles (widely regarded as the world's best combat rifle) and armored cars are highly prized...
...Shirley has already started coming to grips with local tribal languages, tossing off "akwaaba " (welcome in Twi) and "oy-iwala donn " (thank you in Ga) without even a hint of her notorious childhood lisp. Resident Americans who greeted Shirley with skepticism now call her a solid plus for Uncle Sam. Said one Ghanaian official happily: "It's good to have a famous public person here who may get us more attention in America...
Harvard's shining star in the meet was hurdler Sam Butler, Butler won his individual event in the strong time of 6.6 seconds and then teamed up with John Maggio, Gary Schmidt and Joel Peters to lead the mile relay to the third cage record of the day, as they turned in 3:25:5 winning time...
...foil squad dropped two of three also to tie the match going into the finals, the third epee round. After Sam Anderson won a pressure cooker, Cornell evened the match to set the stage for Torino's lieroics...