Word: winning
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...Administration shared the blame for misjudging the political appeal of the Gore amendment. Illinois Republican Senator Charles Percy had proposed a compromise, raising exemptions more gradually and with far less inflationary effect. But he failed to win the support of the Administration. When the Senate spurned Percy's amendment, Minority Leader Hugh Scott angrily took to the floor to denounce political blundering by the Treasury and, implicitly, by the White House. "The Treasury," he said, "has gone down to a resounding and, I suppose, glorious defeat. I do hope that my Administration will listen the next time...
...without restrictions-either on bombing targets or in hitting enemy sanctuaries along Viet Nam's borders-once the decision was made in 1965 to commit U.S. combat troops. This complaint is aimed mainly at President Johnson and Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, who, some officers argue, wanted to win the war "on the cheap and without disturbing the country...
Sophomore Mike Koerner ran two miles in 9:22.6 to win a race which had no entries from the Terriers, and in the evening's final contested event. Harvard's mile relay team of Chris Alvord. Ed Duggar. Gillis, and Downer coasted to an easy victory, B. U. was unable to field a two-mile relay team squad...
Boston University rallied to win three of the last 11 events to avoid a shutout here last night as Harvard's track team opened its indoor season with an almost unavoidable 91-18 rout. Unfortunately for the spectators, the meet was as close as the score indicates...
Fencing coach Edo Marion had called the Concord match "the toughest match of the year" for the freshmen, but three victories by foil Donald Valentine and epee Alvia Shaw, and a clutch 14th-match win by Ken Bartels provided the impetus for the inexperienced Yardlings...