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Nayar, the Indian ace who is the ranking Intercollegiate champion, will try to become the first Harvard undergraduate since Germain G. Glidden '36 to win the National crown. Nayar is fresh from a key victory in the Canadian nationals last weekend--where he defeated in succession Sam Howe, who holds the U.S. title, and Colin Adair, the top player in Canada...
...families thousands of Ibo fleeing from other regions of Nigeria and from Biafran towns threatened with capture. Wholly new and hidden villages have sprung up near occupied towns. At roadblocks around the country, highschool girls in "Long Live Biafra" T-shirts help militiamen check passing cars. Light-Heavyweight Boxing Champion Dick Tiger, an Ibo, has toured the interior villages, advising militia officers on how to whip their inexperienced recruits into fighting trim...
...said after the Super Bowl that he was "going to take a long, hard look" at himself, and Vince Lombardi, 54, has the most piercing gaze in the game. What he saw convinced him to step down as coach of the champion Green Bay Packers after a nine-year reign during which he drove a hapless, last-place club to a record of 97 victories, 31 losses, four ties, six conference titles, five National Football League championships, and two triumphs in the Super Bowl. Lombardi will devote all his time to his other job as general manager of the profitable...
...Navy match, which starts this afternoon at 3 p.m. in Hemenway Gym, is a key test for the Harvard racquetmen because Navy is the ranking Intercollegiate Team champion. Harvard held the title from 1962 to 1966, but was edged out last year by a single point after a rough and tumble loss at Annapolis...
Nayar faced Colin Adair, the Canadian singles champion, in the finals, and beat him with dispatch...