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...weather was uncommonly foul. The brightest objects in sight were Harvard's white jerseys, the fans' foul weather gear and the grass on the field. The situation became downright absurd when the gray metamorphisized, converting into rain, and gave 41,247 disgusted fans the excuse to depart they wanted. The Bowl, which had originally been little more than half full, grew emptier and emptier. By the final gun, the 70,000 blue seats were almost entirely bare...

Author: By Charles E. Shepard, | Title: Tending the Flock | 11/26/1973 | See Source »

...already in Algeria, who promises to put Vincent and Francoise up for a while, and get them started in jobs. With a sudden vehement appreciation, they begin to read political books about Algeria, and listen to Arab music. Selling all their possessions to finance their journey, they prepare to depart...

Author: By Lewis Clayton, | Title: Actions and Words | 11/6/1973 | See Source »

While world attention has been diverted by the war in the Middle East, Austria's door has remained open. Nearly 4,000 Jews have been quietly processed through SchÖnau, where they have remained until leaving for Israel on the El Al Airlines jets that depart Vienna's Schwechat Airport nightly. In the past two years, nearly 50,000 Jews have been processed through SchÖnau and the rate shows no sign of declining...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUSTRIA: Keeping the Door Open | 11/5/1973 | See Source »

...impression of stalemate deepened when Brezhnev, presumably preoccupied by the Middle East crisis, failed to show up for a luncheon given by Tanaka. The deadlock persisted through more talks, often heated, with other Soviet officials. But just before Tanaka was scheduled to depart, the impasse was broken. An intentionally vague joint communique committed the Russians to continuing the discussions in 1974 for the purpose of signing a peace treaty and resolving "various outstanding questions left over since World War II." Though not mentioned specifically, the four disputed islands are clearly to be included...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SUMMITRY: Tanaka's Life Buoy | 10/22/1973 | See Source »

...Another possibility is Richard Lowry, a sophomore who goes 6 ft. 7 in. and weights in at 270 pounds. According to Restic, Lowry is not as far along at this point as Jiggetts, but he may be thrown into the picture earlier than planned if either Jiggetts or Manna depart. TACKLES appear GOOD BUT NO DEPTH...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Resticball: Wondering What's It All Mean, Joe? | 9/17/1973 | See Source »

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