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Word: contest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...inaugural ball committee ran a contest for the official inaugural song, which was won by Bring Us Together-Go Forward Together, lyrics by Hal Hackaday. The committee turned down dozens of requests to perform from would-be entertainers all over the land, including an acrobatic group, an Illinois woman who claimed to be a coloratura soprano, and a lady from Texas who said she had shouted "Amen!" during a Nixon campaign speech. "A lot of people get the idea that this is some sort of variety show," says Assistant Ball Chairman Henry Berliner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: TOWARD THE NIXON INAUGURATION | 1/17/1969 | See Source »

Radcliffe's next contest will be the N. E. Inter-collegiate Meet at Springfield, on February...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Radcliffe Swimming | 1/17/1969 | See Source »

...single loss of the season was to Columbia over the weekend in a 9-18 contest. Harvard won only one foil against Columbia. They did little better in the epee events, taking only three...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Fencers Rout Tech 21-6; Win Raises Season Record to 5-1 | 1/16/1969 | See Source »

Thrilling as it was, the Rose Bowl contest could not match the game played later on in Miami for suspense. The Orange Bowl provided one of the wildest endings of any bowl game ever as Penn State defeated Kansas 15-14. Trailing 14-7 with just over a minute remaining, Penn State Quarterback Chuck Burkhart hit Bob Campbell with a desperation pass from his own 49, and Campbell made it to the Kansas 3-yd. line. On third down, Burkhart rolled out for the score. His pass for a two-point conversion failed, but Kansas was penalized for having twelve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: 6-3-3 Defense | 1/10/1969 | See Source »

Harvard's varsity swimming team, sporting a 3-1 record, travels to New York City tomorrow to meet Columbia in an Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League contest which is not likely to be very exciting...

Author: By Ben Beach, | Title: Varsity Mermen To Tackle Lions In League Meet | 1/10/1969 | See Source »

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