Word: scrambler
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Quarterback Brian White pilots Air Crimson, and although he might experience some turbulence from the Columbia pass rush, he's a good scrambler and an even better playmaker in the complex Multiflex offense. Further, White's passing--which was statistically impressive but somewhat erratic last year--improved in the off-season, and the senior signalcaller has looked sharp in preseason scrimmages...
...secure phone" at a cost of less than $2,000 a unit. Scrambling units in current use weigh about 70 lbs. and take up the space of two filing-cabinet drawers. Electronics experts expect the new units to employ small, inexpensive microcircuits built directly into the telephone receiver. The scrambler converts signals produced by conversation into electronic "white noise" that is meaningless until disencrypted, or unscrambled, on the other end of the line...
...characterizes himself as a "scrambler" in athletics. One highlight of his career, he says, was playing against Bill Cleary '58, Harvard's hockey coach, who was then playing for Harvard. Reflecting on his competition against Cleary, Saltonstall says, "He was simply a superior player...
...Secret Connection Briefcase also has offensive capability. A business man has four his fingertips a flashlight designed to blind evildoers for up to four hours with an intense beam of light, as well as a wireless telephone with a built-in scrambler. A handy voice-stress analyzer will reveal whether or not the person being called is telling the truth...
...just go wandering off to some missile base and ask to use the scrambler on your say-so. Be reasonable...