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Dates: during 1970-1970
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Woodside said that the invasion would play into the hands of the more militant North Vietnamese leaders who wish to retain a wartime economy and prolong...

Author: By Mark H. Odonoghue, | Title: 'Operation Total Victory' Continues; Congress Angered | 5/2/1970 | See Source »

After sweeping all the singles matches, the Harvard players asked the Cornell players to limit the doubles to a single 12-game set. The Big Red agreed and conveniently lost as quickly as possible. As Cornell's Dugan said. "there was no reason to prolong the agony...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Takes on Army Today Tennis Team Sweeps Cornell, 9-0, As Crimson Loses Only One Set | 5/2/1970 | See Source »

...could place enormous strains on Hanoi's resources, but the North Vietnamese may be tempted to strike if their sanctuaries are seriously endangered. The U.S., on the other hand, may be tempted to remove once and for all the border sanctuaries that have enabled Hanoi to prolong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Mounting Uneasiness in Southeast Asia | 4/6/1970 | See Source »

PASACHOFF had also proposed that NASA and Air Force use the SR-71, a high-flying reconnaissance plane, during the eclipse. Since the SR-71 can attain speeds of at least 2000 miles per hour-several hundred miles faster than the eclipse shadow at some points-it could prolong eclipse observation-time by an hour or more. The jet could also position itself anywhere within the moon's shadow...

Author: By Mark W. Oberle, | Title: ?? Blotted Out-From the Sky | 3/6/1970 | See Source »

Despite the inability of the paper to pay them, the writers have stuck with The Phoenix, partially because they expect it to succeed. "If we thought a new infusion of money would only prolong the agony, we wouldn't keep on working," senior editor Jean Bergantini Grillo said. "There'd be no point...

Author: By Jeremy S. Bluhm, | Title: The Phoenix: A 'Writer's Paper' | 2/27/1970 | See Source »

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