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Word: cover (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...edge, masquerading as a WASP, a Yale graduate, an aeronautical engineer with the proper degrees from--of all places--the Sorbonne. He unscrupulously altered his give-away Jewish name the same way he adjusted his resume--as it suited his needs. When his creditors threatened to blow his cover, he skipped town, cruising indifferently from Manhattan extravagance--lunching at Club 21 and collecting forged membership cards from places like the New York Racquet Club--to boarding house sleaziness in Atlanta, and at last to a dishonorable end in a San Diego jail. He conned his employers and an endless string...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi, | Title: Daddy Dearest | 10/20/1979 | See Source »

...that is what makes Harvard-Dartmouth games, not to mention Ivy League football, so interesting. When two Ivy teams square off on the gridiron, oddsmakers run for cover. A case in point is last year when Dartmouth's lone loss came at the hands of --you guessed it--Harvard, a team that finished the season at 2-4-1 in the League...

Author: By David A. Wilson, | Title: Green Slide Into Town | 10/20/1979 | See Source »

...Institute of Museum Services (IMS) recently awarded a $25,000 grant to the Fogg Art Museum which will be used to cover operational costs and to develop new sources of financial support, Peter L. Walsh, Fogg public relations officer, said yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fogg Art Museum Receives Funding For Rising Costs | 10/17/1979 | See Source »

...College Knowledge would be scripture. Its cover claims it is "everything you need to know about everything," although it could easily be called "some things you need to know about everything you already learned." The book crawls with morsels of the same wholesome advice Wally Cleaver probably gave to Beaver. Edelhart covers nearly every topic even remotely relevant to college life, from joining a frat to a guide to herbs to traveling through national forests. Because he is writing what he hopes will become the standard reference for college students, he provides addresses for requesting research material on dozens...

Author: By Susan K. Brown, | Title: Too Much Knowledge | 10/17/1979 | See Source »

...statement of purpose printed in yesterday's edition, the editors of the publication said "Agenda" will seek to present "a range of views on the progressive left" and that it will cover events both on and off campus. The newspaper will be published every other Monday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Undergrads Publish 'Agenda' With Progressive Viewpoint | 10/16/1979 | See Source »

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