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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Killer' will convert Harvard's tension into paranoia," Walter T. Burr '84, the game's on-campus organizer, said yesterday. Burr and his roommates Michael G. Ereli '84 and Richard D. Hegdal '84 began publicizing the game Thursday, distributing fliers in the Freshman Union and in freshman dorms...

Author: By Elizabeth W. Mccarthy and Leslie J. Smith, S | Title: 70 Students to Play Assassin As 'Killer' Begins at Harvard | 2/21/1981 | See Source »

...registration fees have just about offset the cost of the guns and advertising, Burr said, adding that the three plan to use any profits to throw a party...

Author: By Elizabeth W. Mccarthy and Leslie J. Smith, S | Title: 70 Students to Play Assassin As 'Killer' Begins at Harvard | 2/21/1981 | See Source »

Enforcing the game's rules may be difficult, Burr said. "We have a secret system to catch the people who do cheat, although we can't prevent them from cheating," he added...

Author: By Elizabeth W. Mccarthy and Leslie J. Smith, S | Title: 70 Students to Play Assassin As 'Killer' Begins at Harvard | 2/21/1981 | See Source »

...Burr said he thinks that "Killer" has been so well received because the game caters to Harvard students' competitiveness, adding. "Besides, it's a great way for people to meet each other...

Author: By Elizabeth W. Mccarthy and Leslie J. Smith, S | Title: 70 Students to Play Assassin As 'Killer' Begins at Harvard | 2/21/1981 | See Source »

Knowing that S.I. Hayakawa has a reputation for snoozing through committee hearings, would-be Senators are lining up for his job. Maureen Reagan, Governor Jerry Brown, and Congressman Barry Goldwater Jr. have all been mentioned as candidates. Last week Gore Vidal, 55, author (Burr, The Best Man) and perennial talk-show guest, tossed his hat into the ring because, he says, "I'm terrified at the caliber of people in politics." By way of example, Vidal cites President Reagan's Inaugural Address: "It had all the resonance of a Brim coffee commercial." Besides a certain verbal flair, Vidal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Feb. 9, 1981 | 2/9/1981 | See Source »

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