Word: claimed
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...seven-all of whom were bailed out soon after the raid-claim that police planted narcotics in the apartment at 452 Franklin...
Perhaps Fairbanks can still claim to be on the edge of the last American frontier-it's the largest settlement in the Alaskan interior, the last real town before the roads end, the jumping-off point for the development of the Prudhoc Bay oilfields to the North. There are still a few old log houses on the main streets of town. But more conspicuous are the new housing developments where small kids ride bicycles with high-rise handlebars and long seats like the ones on their older brothers' Hondas and Harleys; more conspicuous are three perfectly-manicured Little League fields...
...victory for the Crimson would have made it top challenger to Springfield's claim as the top team in New England. Harvard's record dropped to 4-2, while Massachusetts remained undefeated...
AMERICA'S long embryonic supersonic transport plane, which has had no fewer than four Presidents willing to claim fatherhood, turned out last week to be only an idea whose time has not yet come. The development may be merely a forced rest; for the time being, however, the giant 1,800-m.p.h. plane is grounded, thanks to a surprising 52-to-41 Senate vote that denied another $290 million for its development. Behind the vote was the persistence of a single Senator and the force of a newer idea: protection of the environment...
...regime involves a Catch 22: opponents of the junta are reluctant to resist because they realize that the Sixth Fleet and the U.S. military mission in Greece is behind the colonels all the way. The U.S. is not considering changing its unqualified support of the regime until (they claim) there is some sign of resistance among the people...