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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...also stimulates his bank account. Last week, for example, Bazelon went to the bluegrass country to oversee the recording of his Short Symphony by the Louisville Orchestra. He took advantage of the happy coincidence by flying in a few days early to take in the Kentucky Derby, bet $200 on Kauai King, the eventual winner, and walked off with combined winnings for the day of a stimulating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Composers: The Ballad of Big Bud | 5/20/1966 | See Source »

...would question that TIME'S story was as factual, unbiased, fair, objective, truthful, unopinionated and impartial as any brief uttered by the mouthpieces and stooges for underworld characters. Even so, I'll bet some of the writer's best friends are policemen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 13, 1966 | 5/13/1966 | See Source »

...defending champions who have been hit with injuries. Hurdler Tony Lynch is in a class by himself in both the high and low hurdles--unless the muscle pull that has sidelined him since the Penn Relays gives him trouble. In an indecipherable sprint field, Wayne Anderson is a good bet to score if the muscle he pulled against Yale is well...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cadet Track Team Could Shatter Crimson's Heptagonal Supremacy | 5/13/1966 | See Source »

...bets are down: the U.S. is relying more heavily than ever on college education to shape its destiny. To get into college, kids claw for high marks even in grade school. Parents scratch for dollars, plunge into debt. State taxes soar. Yet how the bet comes out depends on solitary teachers in secluded classrooms?and the number of bored, hostile and inadequate college teachers adds up to something between a serious concern and an outright scandal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teaching: To Profess with a Passion | 5/6/1966 | See Source »

...plays coupled with an entire healthy lineup make Harvard a good bet on paper today, but hunch-players might do well to bet the home team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lacrosse Team Needs a Victory Against Williams | 4/27/1966 | See Source »

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