Word: shapes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...British naval officer, handed over to Honduran authorities, court-martialed and shot. "Had he succeeded," says Truman, somewhat unconvincingly, "he might have made a successful contribution to the organization of the Central American situation, into which he wanted to include Cuba-all of which might have influenced the shape of affairs we have with us today...
...ultraviolet spectrometer, about the size and shape of a window box, will provide new information about the solar flares that erupt now and then from the sun's atmosphere, appearing as tongues of luminous gas flicking outward around sun spots. During a flare, clouds of ionized hydrogen gas--protons and electrons--shoot out, filling interplanetary space with intense radiation. When these clouds encounter the earth and pass through the earth's magnetic field into the polar regions, they produce the northern lights, and cause short-wave radio transmission to fade or black...
...Crimson, on the other hand, gave signs against Brown Wednesday that its attack is rounding into shape. Led by attackman Tink Gunnoe, who registered one goal and five assists, Harvard's offense showed moments of real promise...
...interesting note will be Awori's first attempt at the 440 yard hurdles, which have been added to collegiate competition just this year. The longer hurdle race is one of the most gruelling in track, and Awori may not yet be in sufficient shape to turn in a top time...
...include one fetchingly regal transfer student, Sweden's Princess Christina, 19, accepted by the women's college affiliated with Harvard. The sports-minded princess enjoys ice skating and skiing, though her great interests are music, literature and theater. Christina's yen to be a "Cliffie" took shape last December after chats in Stockholm with Harvard's Nobel Prizewinning biochemist, J. D. Watson. "She will be a real asset," said Watson. "I think she's going to be a very beautiful woman...