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...most small French villages, history is everywhere in Moras En Valloire. Julius Caesar named the town when he and his army camped there one night in 58 B.C., and a huge manmade hill just above the town marks the burial site of an ancient Celtic hero. A large 11th century feudal castle had loomed over the village until Cardinal Richelieu ordered the castle destroyed in 1627, but its crumbling stone walls still linger...
Walking down to the village, one notices the ancient town fountain, partly hidden by the new power substation. Farther down the hill, one catches a glimpse of the 11th century door to the city as it gracefully arches across an unused alley. The tattered remains of some gaudy political posters stick to an old brick wall. Politics have divided the town, especially since a city council election last year which pitted the town's barrelmaker against a prominent pear farmer...
...Glencoe, Ill. native, who was named to the NCAA All-American squad for his contribution on Harvard's 11th-place finishing 800-yd. freestyle relay a year ago, cited his close friendship with team members as his reason for returning, explaining that he had "thought about it over vacation and just thought it would be fun" to rejoin the team...
...Crimson appeared momentarily serious when freshman David Burke tied the game at one-all, notching his 11th goal of the year on a turn-around slapshot 15 seconds into the second period...
...prevent the story from getting out. The convention at which the suspensions were levied ended on Dec. 3, 1978, and no announcement was made. On December 9, the New York Times broke the news of the suspensions and included speculation concerning the identities of the athletes. On December 11th, the AAU released an official statement confirming the Times story, in which it claimed that the news of the suspensions had not been made public in order to allow time for each of the athletes to be notified by certified mail. The AAU refused at this time, as it continues...