Word: strengthing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Soviet threat that, after all, touches Western Europeans most directly, the European response seemed more modest than vigorous. Italy agreed to a 7% budget increase, equal to an extra $140 million; West Germany promised to spend an additional $180 million and to bring its twelve divisions up to strength. The British managed a neat juggling act by announcing a hike in their contribution without any increase in defense spending, accomplished in part by pledging to NATO some of the forces being withdrawn from east of Suez...
...Sixth Fleet landed its Marines. Lebanon proceeded to settle its affairs without further outside interference. Russia's Nikita Khrushchev, who had been loudly rattling his rockets and threatening war if the U.S. intervened in Lebanon, quickly backed down in the face of the U.S. show of strength...
...have never needed him more. As a result, Czechoslovakia has enabled Gomulka to overcome- for the present-the most serious challenge to his leadership in his twelve years as party boss. Last week, in a droning five-hour speech at the meeting that once loomed as a trial of strength for his job, Poland's No. 1 Communist felt secure enough to dispense advice to comrades throughout Europe...
...just about as hard to block as a refrigerator. He moves laterally with his hands out in front of him, preventing linemen from getting to his body. He hits with strength far beyond his size, and even the biggest backs are driven back. He has been a standout from his first starting assignment against Penn when he tied defensive stalwarts John Emery and John Cramer for the highest number of tackles. Farneti's agility and strength won him the freshman heavyweight boxing title last year...
Perennial track power Villanova is favored to successfully defend its IC4A crown. The Jumbos have lost key runners through graduation and the Olympics, but they have competent backup strength in Tom Donnelly, Chris Mason, and Dick Buerkle. Add a tradition of victory and coach Jumbo Elliott's ability to pull out the big ones, and Villanova has to be listed as the team to beat today...