Word: var
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...defense lawyer's basic argument was that the government was unfairly trying to apply 20th century law to the llaneros, a swashbuckling and primitive breed of cowhand, whose lives and attitudes have changed little since the days of Simón Bolívar. Besides, the lawyer argued, others had done the same thing and gone unpunished on the llanos, "where the law that counts is that of the fastest." The defense claimed that on one occasion, the local DAS, the police force modeled on the Texas Rangers, helped kill 17 Indians accused of rustling cattle. One witness...
...disastrous if Flynn or Plummer exploits Harvard's weak defensive secondary. But Stoeckel has given the Harvard offense balance and consistency, and Restic's playbook is due to produce some long touchdowns. Weekend Schedule Crime vs. Daily Prince 9:30 a.m. Fr. Football vs. Princeton 10:30 a.m. Jr. Var. Football vs. Princeton 1:30 p.m. Var. Football vs. Princeton 1:30 p.m. Var. Soccer vs. Princeton 10:30 a.m. Fr. Soccer vs. Princeton...
...adventure and excitement," are said to be "the five greatest brains ever assembled in one group," but they talk ("Holy Cow! That's plumb ding-y!") like the Beaver Patrol on an overnight hike. Dent's villains are far zingier. They have names like Ull, Ark, Var, Zoro, Rama Tura, "The Sinister Count Ramadanoff" and "The Horrible Humpback"-whose hump, by the way, is packed with nefarious electronic gear. One of his nastiest creations is an Eskimo known as Heck Noe (humor is hardly Dent's forte). Others have long pointy ears, or keep secret laboratories...
...invasion tended to obscure that fact in the eyes of other neutrals. Even without the U.S. and South Vietnamese assault, it is hard to say whether Cambodia would have got much help from outside nations. "The war in Viet Nam has gone on too long," says Sim Var, a member of the Cambodian National Assembly. "People have been rendered insensible to suffering. Even war for a just cause fails to arouse them." Whether the Communists wanted to overthrow the Lon Nol government before the invasion is debatable-just as it is uncertain whether they hope to do so now. Primarily...