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Word: attack (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1970
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...earned his early reputation as a pilot during World War II, the soft-spoken admiral has seen some rough sailing in his career. Patrolling the Pacific in his PBY, he was shot down by the Japanese and wounded in the hip. He reached safety only after surviving another Japanese attack. Decorated for his war service, he rose quickly through the ranks, taking command of the U.S. Seventh Fleet in 1962, the Pacific Fleet two years later. In 1965 he was named commander of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, becoming the only Navyman to have commanded both oceans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Armed Forces: Change of Command | 7/6/1970 | See Source »

...They work simultaneously to raise the consciousness of the oppressed, keep open the possibilities of democratic action, and yet accept concrete improvements which may dampen that consciousness. All disclaimers aside, Walzer in fact asks frustrated activists to accept an incremental politics. "Equal rights cannot be won by a revolutionary attack on the social structure within which rights are being sought." Only a truly drastic oppression generates total freedom from the restraints of civility. Formally equal in law, the American poor and black have incurred some obligations to civility...

Author: By Thomas Geoghegan, | Title: Books Walzer's Obligations | 7/2/1970 | See Source »

...tormented by the fact that the contradictions of our society make it almost impossible to see that new world in our own lives for any longer than an instant. It all looks sensible on paper, and on paper we can deal with Puseys simplistic attack. Is the vision worth fighting and dying for? What is the final efficacy of violence? These are questions which are uncomfortable, unfamiliar, and increasingly necessary...

Author: By David R. Ignatius, | Title: Pusey's Mystification | 6/29/1970 | See Source »

...Roda, John O'Grady, Rex Blankenship, and Dave Smith took turns the rest of the season, but none of them was able to show the consistency necessary for a team to get points. Harvard's passing attack became even more of a laughing stock than it had been (while talented ends Bruce Freeman and Pete Varney had to get their kicks from blocking), and the running simply wasn't good enough to make...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: The Yovicsin Years: Good, Better, Worst | 6/29/1970 | See Source »

...type offense seems to be in the making, though it remains to be seen if Yovicsin has a passer at his disposal. He came to Harvard with a reputation for strong passing teams, but Ric Zimmerman has been the only quarterback here to provide the Crimson with an air attack...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: The Yovicsin Years: Good, Better, Worst | 6/29/1970 | See Source »

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