Word: shorted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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URGENT COPY, by Anthony Burgess. In a collection of brilliant short pieces about a long list of literary figures (from Dickens to Dylan Thomas), the author brings many a critical chicken home to roost...
...member of the military, perhaps I should remain neutral or at least say nothing of what I think. However, in my short eight weeks in the Air Force I've become very frightened. The domestic influence of the military has never been so evident before. Now I see it all from the inside. When SDS babbles of the "military-industrial complex" they are more close to the truth than even they themselves believe. The "complex" is all-encompassing, all-powerful, all-knowing, and every other adjectival clause one can dream...
...line. Tucker then hit a high bouncer to third that Cleveland fielded but threw wildly to first, allowing the go-ahead runs to score. Obviously tiring, DeWitte hit Cherry on the arm and gave up a single to Nickens to load the bases. Sophomore Dan DeMichele then doubled to short center to wrap up the game for the Crimson...
...within the student body are non-antagonistic. As it turned out the CRSR demands were overwhelmingly accepted at the first meeting. SDS is to be strongly blamed for having allowed a powerless and unorganized group such as that one to usurp the leadership of the student movement for however short a time...
This year's Yardling team has the dubious honor of following in the steps of Harvard's greatest freshman nine. Last season's squad went undefeated. Coach Kenneth Klug said, "We have the talent to win every ball game this year, too. It's a short season with fourteen games in just four weeks, so crazy things could happen, but we have a good all-around hitting team...