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...surrendered 80 points in two games; statistics, however, may be a little misleading. Until early in the final period last Saturday, Princeton's much-vaunted offense had scored only two touchdowns. Then the Lions missed a key two-point conversion and the Tigers exploded for 30 points to clinch the decision...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: Eleven Journeys to Meet Aerial-Minded Columbia | 10/11/1968 | See Source »

...last three hundred yards Hardin gave way to Shaw's kick and settled for second, nine seconds ahead of UMass senior Paul Hoss. Marty Robb of Providence and Ron Wayne of UMass finished before Spengler, Pottetti, Roth, Heyburn and Foye swept five of the next six slots to clinch the meet...

Author: By Richard T. Howe, | Title: Happy Harriers Hobble Opponents in Weekend Meet | 9/30/1968 | See Source »

Occasional Clinch. Seldom do television's blacks have on-screen families, common vices or even sex lives. As Harry Belafonte puts it: "For the shuffling, simple-minded Amos-and-Andy type of Negro, TV has substituted a new, one-dimensional Negro without reality." Rarely does a Negro portray the villain; the networks are fearful of being accused of racism. As a result, the black character in the average TV drama is likely to represent what Belafonte calls either "Super-Negro" or "a button-down Brooks Brothers eunuch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Programming: Black on the Channels | 5/24/1968 | See Source »

...Peyton Place (pop. approx. 10,000), the first black will be a neurosurgeon. In NBC's I Spy, Bob Gulp loves his way round the world, while Co-star Bill Cosby enjoys only an occasional clinch-with a black girl...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Programming: Black on the Channels | 5/24/1968 | See Source »

Harvard received an invitation to the District I regional playoffs for the NCAA last week after Peters shut out Yale to clinch at least a tie in the title race. But the game comes during Exam Period, and the Administrative Board must rule today whether team members will be permitted to take make-up exams...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: Nine Takes Eastern Title; Peters, Grate Get Honors | 5/21/1968 | See Source »

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