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...viciously. One of them grabbed a ship's phone cord and was going to wrap it around the defector's neck when the phone talker pulled the cord away. While this happened, another Russian was beating the defector's head against the rail of the ladder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Refugees: How Simas Was Returned | 12/28/1970 | See Source »

When the two robbers entered a liquor store in Oakland, Calif., they did not see Linda West, wife of the owner, who was standing on a ladder checking the stock. As she watched. John Smith started waving a gun at her husband, and James Daniels nervously warned, "Don't move or we'll have an execution right here." Mrs. West calmly drew the pistol she was carrying and started shooting. Smith was killed, Daniels badly wounded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Law: Vicarious Murder | 12/21/1970 | See Source »

Four players on the Crimson ladder-Fish, Briggs, Alan Quasha and Dan Gordon-will represent Harvard in the University Tournament to be held in New York City next week. The holiday competition is traditionally a preview of the intercollegiate individual championship. The tournament favorites are Penn's Palmer Page, Navy's Bob Custer, and Princeton's Sandy McAdoo...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Racquetmen Rout Weak Big Red; Squad Has Yet to Lose a Point | 12/17/1970 | See Source »

...victory over Amherst will be difficult. The Lord Jeffs are extremely strong at the top of the ladder. Amherst swept the top four matches against Navy, including a win at number one by southpaw Mike Pelletier over Navy's Bob Custer, who is considered the second best collegiate squash player behind Penn's Palmer Page...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Amherst Racquetmen Pose Major Threat to Crimson | 12/9/1970 | See Source »

...Crimson should have a definite advantage low on the ladder, for Serues said his team "is very, very weak" at eight and nine...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Amherst Racquetmen Pose Major Threat to Crimson | 12/9/1970 | See Source »

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