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Corey Wyna, Harvard's freshman squash coach, was flipping through a pile of (??) papers on a table in the coach's room in Hemenway Gym, trying to spear bits of information about an upcoming opponent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Racquet men to challenge Williams' 'good sports' | 2/11/1970 | See Source »

...explored the island, half a dozen deer bolted from distant thickets, their upturned tails waving like white flags. Later, sipping black coffee out of a tin can, he smiled: "Looks like this is going to be too easy for the bow. Maybe 1 should have brought my spear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hunting: Of Bear, Bow & Buck | 11/14/1969 | See Source »

...Kwon Do the student learns to punch, chop, spear, twist, choke and block in self-defense, according to Dongpil Kim, who will teach the class. It "employs a full range of body use from the graceful movements of ballet to the power of weapons...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Radcliffe To Offer Course In Tae Kwon Do Defense | 9/30/1969 | See Source »

...warning of bloodshed and fire, and the ancient Syrians sought to ward off such evils with human sacrifices. The Greeks, who called it Ares, and the Romans, to whom it was Mars, both regarded it as the god of war. To this day, the martial shield and spear remain the symbol for the red planet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: A Fearful Omen in the Sky | 8/8/1969 | See Source »

...Indian communities as well. With both minorities now targets for mob attack, the struggle has become more clearly than ever the Malay extremists' fight for total hegemony. Whether or not the Malay-controlled police force and emergency government have actually stirred up some of the house-burning, spear-carrying mobs, they seem unwilling to clamp down on them. Strict government censorship has created a news void that forces panicked citizens to keep their transistor radios tuned to the police band and gives credence to constant ru mors of terror. Chinese secret societies, the backbone of self-defense whenever officials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Malaysia: Preparing for a Pogrom | 7/18/1969 | See Source »

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