Word: torpedoed
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...There’s a guy who drinks in here who just arrived with that bomb one day,” Johnson says, gesturing proudly toward the scale model of a missile (or is it a torpedo?) balanced on a ledge over the window. “There’s not too many people who show up with a bomb replica at a bar for aesthetic amusement,” Johnson says. The bomb is long and gray and more than enough to frighten away the uncertain customer...
...rather than allow the heartbreaking loss to torpedo an otherwise perfect season, Harvard has spent the past three weeks contextualizing its setback and reevaluating its relative strengths and weaknesses. After all, the Crimson’s training program is geared towards championship-season titles—dual wins are a nice supplement, but amount to little more than glorified trial runs...
...Turkish) stickers are everywhere. On Wednesday, about 40,000 young protesters, mostly students, turned out on the Turkish side of Nicosia to chant: "But of course, yes!" and "Just yes, Mom!" A poll last week found 63% will back the plan. The trouble is, rejection by either side will torpedo the effort - and Cypriots may never get another chance to reunite their island. If one side says no, the Greek Cypriots will enter the European Union on May 1, leaving Turkish Cyprus isolated. The U.N., E.U., U.S. and Turkey - and even to some extent the Greek Cypriots' traditional allies...
...LLOYD BUCHER, 76, former U.S. Navy commander of the U.S.S. Pueblo, whose crew was held captive by North Korea for 11 months in 1968; in San Diego. The Pueblo was in international waters off the coast of North Korea when it was surrounded and fired on by North Korean torpedo boats; one sailor was killed and 10 wounded, including Bucher. After giving up without resisting, Bucher and the crew spent nearly a year in harsh captivity before a negotiated settlement brought them home. A Navy court later recommended that Bucher be court-martialed for surrendering the ship without firing...
...DIED. LLOYD BUCHER, 76, former U.S. Navy commander of the U.S.S. Pueblo, whose crew was held captive by North Korea for 11 months in 1968; in San Diego. The Pueblo was in international waters off North Korea when it was attacked by North Korean torpedo boats. Bucher and his men spent nearly a year in harsh captivity, before a negotiated settlement brought them home. A Navy court later recommended that Bucher be court-martialed for surrendering the ship without firing a shot, but the Navy secretary overruled the decision, saying the crew had suffered enough...