Word: attack
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...attack, the two forwards penetrate the opposition's fullback line as far as they can go without being offside. Called "strikers," the forwards do not retreat when the ball is cleared by the opposition. Instead, they remain far up the field and pose a constant scoring threat on any long pass...
...greatest stress of the system is on the inside halfbacks. These two men must check the momentum of the opposition at midfield, and then key the outside halfs to begin a forward attack...
...took over at Swarthmore just a few months after former president Courtney Smith died of a heart attack during a black students' sit-in. The main issue was black admissions and one of Cross's first acts was to carry through on the university's promise to increase black enrollment...
...executed and widely publicized raids on airlines, culminating in the quadruple skyjack two weeks ago. Among Arabs, Habash is equally notable for having made ideology a paramount concern among the fedayeen for the first time. Rooted in Marxist dogma strongly tinctured with Maoism, the P.F.L.P. wants not only to attack Israel but also to topple what it considers backward, corrupt and conservative Arab governments. "We do not want peace," Habash told the West German magazine Stern recently. "Peace would be the end of all our hopes. We shall sabotage any peace negotiations in the future." Nor would Habash mind...
Before the hearing finally adjourns, the station will be under attack as well for the quantity of its news coverage -2% of its air time in 1968, less than any other channel in New York State. Besides the FCC, other complainants allege that 1) WPIX has discriminated against blacks and other New York minorities in hiring, 2) it has made no effort to program for such groups, and 3) from 1963 to 1967 it demanded kick backs or "payola" from some singers...