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...would also save them money. With the treaty, Brown maintains, preserving the nuclear balance with the Soviet Union would require increasing strategic spending, now $10 billion a year, to about $12.5 billion. But, he insists, without an accord, the Pentagon budget for strategic weapons would have to spurt to as much as $16 billion a year. Said he: "There would be more weapons, higher costs and probably less security-for both sides...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Launching the Great Debate | 7/23/1979 | See Source »

...Crimson picked up the pace in the second half with a 17-6 spurt extending its lead to 44-23 only six minutes into the half. Junior captain Caryn Curry ended what has been a one woman show starring smith by sinking three picturesque jumpers...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Women Hoopsters Crush Brown, 68-41 | 2/22/1979 | See Source »

...sluggish. Neither team played very well, but we did have a good spurt near the end of the first half to pull away. It was a good game to get rid of first game jitters," she said last night...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Cagers Rout Brown in Tourney Opener | 2/10/1979 | See Source »

...semester, the Student Assembly stagnated, unable to organize and unsure of its purpose. But last week, in a spurt of energy, the departing assembly raced to take action...

Author: By Alan Cooperman, | Title: Fits and Starts | 2/10/1979 | See Source »

...Nets, who trailed 56-55 at halftime, ran off an 18-4 spurt to take command at 73-60 early in the third quarter. Jordan hit five outside jumpers during the surge...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WEEKEND SCOREBOARD | 1/15/1979 | See Source »

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