Word: threats
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...much of 1969, the threat of a major conflict hovered over the 4,500-mile frontier between the Soviet Union and China. In at least two all-out battles this year on the Ussuri and Amur rivers, which separate Siberia and Manchuria, the Soviets called in armor and heavy artillery to pound the Chinese. Tensions rose to the point where the Soviets hinted that they might even launch a preventive strike against China's nuclear installations unless Peking agreed to negotiations aimed at settling the conflict. The war of nerves was threatening to get out of hand. Last week...
Pleased with his runners' performances freshman coach Pappy Hunt said, "This is the strongest team of freshmen I've had in many years." He didn't think that the Brown team posed any real threat to his frosh and is looking forward to the weeks ahead with confidence...
...Crimson is aware of the Columbia threat this weekend . It is aware that the Harvard running attack will be hampered on plays toward the left side. It is aware that quarterback Dave Smith will have scant time to release his passes. And it is aware that Lion quarterback John Daurio has connected on half of his passes this fall and will explore the inexperienced Harvard secondary at every opportunity...
...bearded and dungareed hippie youth and a visible coterie of homosexuals. Since June, police and state solicitor general's agents, with the tacit approval of the city administration and Atlanta's business community, have waged war against these so-called undesirables, treating them as the greatest threat to the city since General Sherman...
Even more of a threat is posed by the rapid advances of synthetics, which last year outsold cotton 2 to 1. The cotton industry is fighting back, but its $13 million research and advertising campaign amounts at best to a rearguard action. Research is concentrated on quick development of permanent-press fabrics made entirely of cotton. Ordinarily, such fabrics must be strengthened with synthetics, since the chemicals used to impart a permanent press weaken cotton fibers. The first limited success was an all-cotton durable-press shirt marketed this year...