Word: valiant
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...coldest, darkest days of the global fuel shortage last winter, Americans could console themselves that the long-ailing dollar was making a valiant recovery. Money traders were eagerly buying dollars because they thought the U.S. would suffer less from the oil squeeze than other countries, and because they were impressed by the fact that two painful dollar devaluations had swung the U.S. trade balance back into the black. The turnaround proved shortlived; in recent months the dollar's value has sunk enough to wipe out almost all the gains posted during the fuel crisis...
Harvard's unsung but valiant varsity water polo team, boasting an impressive seven-and-one record, will head to the Eastern AAU championships this weekend at the Paul J. Whacker Tournament in New York...
...area and a meeting place for lovers. A common boast around the neighborhood was that such trees live as long as 500 years. So when the lot's owners decided to build a house on the property and began cutting down the tree, Mrs. Stebbins launched a valiant holding action. Perhaps taking a hint from the premiere episode of TV's popular Apple's Way, in which the hero staged a tree-in, Mrs. Stebbins climbed into the tree last week and remained there twelve to 15 hours a day, vowing to keep up her vigil until...
...want luxury along with fuel economy. More and more small cars now sport such features as velour upholstery, vinyl roofs, simulated-wood instrument panels, even chrome-plated grilles and hood ornaments. Such features are pushing prices up close to what drivers used to pay for big cars; a Plymouth Valiant two-door hardtop with all those features, plus three-speed windshield wipers, folding armrest and several other amenities, lists at the factory for about $3,500. Drivers are buying cars plain and fancy, low-and high-priced-anything, as long as it is small...
...Harvard freshman hockey team was crushed again yesterday by the powerful Bruins from Providence, despite the valiant efforts of Crimson goaltender Brian Petrovek. His spectacular 42 save performance could not overcome the general sluggishness of the rest of the Yardling squad, as they fell before the powerful Bruin freshmen...