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Insurrections and sabotage at sea have touched off insurrections and sabotage of a different kind ashore. Ever since Zumwalt took command of the Navy in 1970, the more conservative admirals have watched in horror as he set adrift one tradition after another. In their view, permissiveness and luxuries have no place at sea. They ridiculed his reforms as the "three B's-beer, beards and broads." Armed with the ammunition provided by the race riots and sabotage, many admirals have shown their own lack of discipline by campaigning for Zumwalt's ouster...
...although the ball was in the URI end for nearly all of the final stanza, it was not until the waning moments of the game that the ball finally trickled into the nets for the winning score. With just 4:49 left in regulation play, and Harvard in complete command, a head shot by Demetrio Mens on an assist by Emmanuel Ekama dribbled across the goal line. The URI goalie made a diving save, but the play was whistled dead by the referee for the score...
...second half began and Harvard immediately took complete command. Goaltender Steve Kidder, who spent most of this cold, windy afternoon trying to stay warm while the Crimson moved the ball around deep in the URL end, had virtually nothing to do. The Harvard fullbacks edged up to midfield and only as occasional long ball threat made them retreat into the Crimson...
...almost ended the Crimson's dream of a return trip to Miami when an errant pass was intercepted in front. But the Ram shot went wide, and Harvard again took command. Finally Mena's goal relieved the tension, and the few Ram attempts to tie the game were stopped...
...heart attack while landing at Ardmore, Okla., in 1966; on at least 17 other occasions in the past ten years, air-crew illness has been responsible for harmless, though potentially serious mishaps and near misses. To minimize the possibility of airborne illness, the Federal Aviation Administration requires all U.S. command pilots to undergo regular physical examinations every six months. Few doubt that the examinations, which include annual electrocardiograms for all pilots over 40, are necessary. But a growing number of doctors and FAA officials now question if they are stringent enough...