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...crucial snag in Sino-Soviet relations, Rendell contended, came in 1958 over Soviet proposals for a joint fleet in the Pacific. The fleet was part of a comprehensive defense alliance the U.S.S.R. was trying to negotiate with the Chinese. In the months before the proposal on the fleet, the Soviets had made arrangements to establish submarine bases, missile sites, and radar installations on Chinese soil, all to be jointly controlled...
...Morse, a 14-ft. pole vaulter, may be the only Princetonian to snag a first place in the field events. Dave Bell was the Crimson's best against Brown with a good chance to run his victory total to an incredible six in two meets. He will compete in the shot put, hammer throw, and discus...
India's new leader has been plagued by a torrent of problems at home, and last week, when she was finally able to get away, another snag developed: Air India's navigators went on strike for higher wages, grounding the Boeing 707 that she was to use for her trip. Undismayed, Mrs. Gandhi climbed into a slower, medium-range Caravelle of India's domestic airline for the 18-hour flight to Paris, which required four refueling stops...
...first try, Alvin accidentally nudged the bomb, and it rolled 20 ft. down the steep slope. On the second try, the bomb ominously rolled another 5 ft. down the slope. For a third try, the Navy attempted to snag the bomb's parachute with grappling hooks, but that failed too. All the while, the Navy's recovery operation was severely handicapped by high winds that roiled the Mediterranean...
...President Lowell, who took pen in hand and personally changed a wall here and a door there, no two rooms are alike. Lowell unfortunately is as overcrowded as any of the other houses (the suites are mainly converted doubles or triples.) Still, it's easy for a senior to snag a moderately sumptuous single...