Word: traps
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Just as sure as Washington's cherry trees produce cherry blossoms, the Kennedy Administration was bound to be embarrassed by a first flap. The wonder was that the flap came so soon and exploded out of such a well-marked booby trap. The misfortune was that it involved a basic problem of national defense: the world view of the relative missile strength of the U.S. and the Soviet Union...
...Trap Door. The charming Krogers, said the Crown, were the bankers and communicators for the ring. Rummaging through the Krogers' home, British police found $8,000 in cash and travelers' checks. A high-speed radio transmitter was found beneath a trap door in the kitchen, and in a secret cigarette-lighter compartment, a radio transmission schedule. Following the transmission schedule, counter-intelligence agents swiftly locked on to a station that directional locators placed in the vicinity of Moscow. Moscow's transmissions came in faithfully at the times and on the frequencies listed in the Krogers' schedules...
...Terriers made their second goal after the Crimson defense had apparently broken up a three-on-two break. The puck slid off toward the boards on Bland's left, but B.U. managed to center it. Bland came out of the cage to try and trap the puck while it was some six feet out in front, but Bob Smith got his stick on it first and poked the puck past Bland into the cage...
...weeks the Great Kennedy Recruiting Drive turned out better than one draftee a day for the New Frontier-and not even an occasional conscientious objector slowed the parade of talent into front-line jobs. But last week the recruiters stepped on a booby trap, with everybody watching...
...Tourist Trap...