Word: weight
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...with the interrogation of the accused Daniel. At the beginning of the interrogation, he impudently denies the obvious. But then, when the prosecution presents to the court a number of proofs, fright and confusion appear on his slanderous face. Yes, he is being pressed against the wall. Under the weight of the proof, Daniel is forced to admit facts of his criminal activity...
...dust on the moon. Instead, it hit a surface that consisted of hard, porous, volcanic soil formed from lava that had crumbled during billions of years of drastic temperature changes and bombardment by meteors and solar particles. Inhospitable as it is, such a surface could probably bear the weight of both heavy space vehicles and men. The major obstacle remaining before man can fly to the moon, concluded Soviet Academy of Sciences President Mstislav Keldysh, "is the problem of returning a cosmonaut to earth. I think it is easier to solve the problem of a relatively short stay...
Howie Durfee, recovered from an injury, returns to the Harvard lineup at 145. It's a good thing, since several different wrestlers tried to fill in at the weight class during Durfee's absence and shared an almost total lack of success. Both teams have agreed to wrestle a 115-pound match. Sophomore Andy Kopecki will start at that weight for the Crimson...
Standing in the middle of the council floor, the ex-mayor often to let the weight of his words sink in He told of alleged meetings that Smith had had and how he, Crane, had received information of those meetings. Smith "didn't know that as soon as the meeting was over, someone went out and called Crane." It was the old story of political friends, who in a time of political fighting, become one's spies. And as he lambasted, Crane also lectured. Referring to his enemies, he sneeringly scolded: "These boys and rookies . . . The most important thing...
Johnson, he said, "gives no special weight an academic from Cambridge, but not all allergic to Harvard." The President could have found someone each of his recent Harvard appointments if he had wished to, Halperin asserted...