Word: upset
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...calamity after another. Chile was racked by destructive earthquakes and storms; now it is suffering the worst drought in its recorded history (TIME, Jan. 24). Inflation has spiraled: last year alone the cost of living rose by more than 30%. The rise, accompanied by higher taxes, upset Chile's sizable middle class. Also, many Chileans were disturbed by what they considered the leftward drift of the Christian Democrats. Frei has had to contend with a militant left fringe in his party that advocates more far-reaching reforms and an essentially socialist economic system...
Shortly before the six-day Arab-Israeli war in 1967, a well-meaning Christian friend asked Jewish Scholar Abraham J. Heschel why he was "so dreadfully upset." Heschel thought for a moment. Then he replied gently: "Imagine that in the entire world there remains one copy of the Bible, and suddenly I see a brutal hand seize this copy, the only one in the world, and prepare to cast it into the flames...
Defending champion Denver ended Harvard's slim upset hopes with a four-goal second period and coasted to a one-sided 9-2 victory in the semifinal round of the NCAA championships last night at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs...
...Crimson--though undeniably the underdog in the tournament--does have a chance against the giants of the West. Its narrow loss to Cornell in the ECAC finals Saturday proved its potential, and Harvard almost upset the Big Red without the services of four top players--Terry Flaman, George McManama, Chris Gurry, and Joe Cavanagh...
...Surprisingly, the second line of Jack Turco, Chip Otness, and Dwight Ware--the team's lowest scoring regular forwards--picked up the slack by teaming for Harvard's two scores. This line does not have the stickhandling finesse of the other two trios, but its scrappy forechecking style may upset Denver's powerful offense...