Word: deadlocker
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...Kaesong Deadlock. At the conference table in the big tent at Panmunjom, there was rapid progress last week on item 2 on the agenda-the cease-fire line-which gave rise to some premature optimism. The Reds suddenly proposed a line which almost coincided with the U.N. proposal along most of the front. The Red concession meant that the allies could keep their hard-won mountain terrain (including Heartbreak Ridge) in the center and east. The Communists also agreed to the simile buffer zone along the line suggested...
Last fall it was a different story. An inspired freshman team held Andover to a 1 to 1 tie, while the '53 soccer team battled to a scoreless deadlock...
...third period Chauncey Bartholet evened the score and the deadlock continued into the first five minutes of overtime. Then Yardling center forward Mauricio Toro, who had missed a penalty kick by yards in the fourth stanza, tallied with a perfect shot on a Milton fullback's error...
With the job of Defense Secretary, Bob Lovett inherited a bitter squabble. In an effort to work out a long-range "Statement of Forces" and a budget for the next fiscal year, his Joint Chiefs of Staff had reached a deadlock. The Air Force wanted to expand from 95 to 163 groups (138 combat, 25 transport). The Army and Navy filed a strong dissent. Navy air (equivalent to 30 groups) ought to be included in the air-power total, they said. The Air Force should organize more transport groups and concentrate on tactical, close air support. Neither side would give...
...leading contenders for a crack at Light Heavyweight Champion Maxim is Seattle Boxer Harry ("Kid") Matthews, who has squabbled for months with New York's International Boxing Club (TIME, July 9). Last week the deadlock was finally broken when the I.B.C. offered him a larger cut of the television percentages. I.B.C. Boss Jim Norris offered Matthews a bout in Chicago (an I.B.C. city) on Oct. 3, which had to be turned down because of Matthews' previous commitments. But it looked as though Matthews (who gave Irish Bob Murphy a resounding beating last March) would finally get his chance...