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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...muster a fairly effective attack against the middle of the Princeton line. In addition, the Tigers have not seemed strong on pass defense (Brown's Frank Finney completed 15 out of 23 against them last week), and it's quite likely that Crimson quarterbacks Ravenel and Johanson will attempt to exploit this weakness...

Author: By John P. Demos, | Title: Varsity Rated 2 Touchdown Underdog In Big 3 Opener at Princeton Today | 11/8/1958 | See Source »

Undergraduates may be posted at Lamont during exam periods to check students' bursar's cards in an attempt to stop non-Harvard students from using the library...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Library May Initiate Bursar's Card Check During Exam Period | 11/7/1958 | See Source »

...attempt by Williams College Professor James M. Burns to take away the Republican--held Congressional seat in the first district fell flat. State Senator Silvio O. Conte won by a very comfortable margin...

Author: By Mark H. Alcott, | Title: Kennedy Wins 3-1 Victory; State Democrats Triumph | 11/5/1958 | See Source »

...Nasser sets out to build his $1.3 billion, three-mile dam, the Soviet credit-on easy long-term loan-will be but a drop in the bucket. Perhaps Khrushchev's cracks at joint East-West aid were an attempt to head off any Nasser move now to get Western help in making the dam a reality. But Khrushchev's bold gesture stirred Arab gratitude, and Nasser had his own domestic reasons for making it sound bigger and better than it actually...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: The Boss Is Back | 11/3/1958 | See Source »

Boulris, after picking up 87 yards in 22 carries against Dartmouth, has moved into fifth place among running backs with a total of 191 yards in 45 tries, an average of 4.3 yards per attempt. He is second to Cornell's Tom Skypeck, the Ivy "Back of the Week," in punting, with an average boot of 37.5 yards...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ivy Ratings Put Crimson Defense First in League | 10/31/1958 | See Source »

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