Word: springing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...site inspections of nuclear weapons plants, which the Russians have opposed. Secretary of State William Rogers announced that "there is nothing that stands in the way" of discussions with the Soviets on limitation of strategic nuclear arms. Rogers said he expected talks to begin "in the late spring or early summer...
...crops. As a farmer's helper, pesticides increase crop yields, hence profits. But poison is blind. Loosed annually by the ton from planes, boats, trucks, tractors and handy spray cans, it cannot isolate its target. Since Rachel Carson exposed the pesticides' threat seven years ago, in Silent Spring, evidence of the chemicals' pernicious effects on birds, plants, fish, animals and occasionally man has continued to grow. Yet little in the way of effective control has been attempted- until...
...Rossini," Beethoven said to his young Italian visitor in the spring of 1822, "you are the composer of The Bar ber of Seville. It delights me. It will be played as long as Italian opera exists." As usual, Beethoven was exactly right. Although Gioacchino Rossini dashed off 38 operas before his retirement at the age of 37, he was long known as essentially a one-opera composer. Many of his lively overtures are concert hall staples, but the musical dramas they introduce were generally considered too florid for modern ears and too demanding for contemporary voices...
Steve Gladstone, in his first year as Harvard coach, was happy, but not ecstatic, about his crew's performance. "It was a nice way to start the season," Gladstone said. The lightweights are hoping to duplicate last spring's undefeated record...
...Quaker who is especially likely to trouble Harvard today is number one man, Hugh Curry. Last spring, he defeated Crimson captain John Levin in two straight sets. Another very good player is Penn senior Spencer Burke, who performs in the number two slot...