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...seems to me that the second nuclear war is likely to take place between lesser nuclear powers outside Europe, but that such a war is perhaps not as likely as we might imagine. We haven't talked about proliferation, but one of the great fears that people have about the spread of nuclear weapons into states that don't possess them at the moment is that the conditions that have made for the nuclear peace between the United States and the Soviet Union will not [occur] elsewhere. Perhaps the most intriguing question of all is what will be the world...
While Achievement tests obviously correlate more closely with high school curricula, admissions officers are far from agreeing exactly what the connection is. Most say a strong high school will bring up a student's scores, possibly shortchanging those enrolled in lesser schools...
...Pond, The Advocate published with some regularity, and the clubs were a center of College life. As Thornton F. Bradshaw '40, later president of Atlantic Richfield and RCA, recalls: "The Porcellian, Delphic, A.D. and Fly were still spoken of with awe by those of us who were in the lesser clubs" Adds Thomas Boylston Adams '33. "There were classes of course. Some time had to be given to them. But the object of coming to Harvard was suddenly apparent. It was to get into a Club. The Club was as pleasant a place as he would ever know. Companionship...
Charm carried the original Rocky and, to a lesser extent, Rocky II. As Rocky Balboa, Stallone created an American hero: raised in the inner-city, coached by the owner of a run-down gym, Balboa appeared hopeless in his quest for the heavyweight boxing championship. Although he ultimately failed to capture the championship. Balboa proved himself a worthy contender. And throughout all the excitement and promotion, he remained a sensitive, unassuming man, falling in love with and marrying a shy, unglamorous, though caring, woman...
...British would establish a number of bridgeheads on West Falkland before attacking the eastern island. The final aim is to limit casualties while creating an air, sea and land encirclement of the territory's capital of Port Stanley and the lesser port of Darwin...