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The press and the fans have charged Brown with falsifying figures and presenting a more gloomy picture of things than was realistic. Since late 1976, when then-owner Snyder began the give-away spree of talent, the public has grown discontented with the team.

Author: By Mark D. Director, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: The Boston-San Diego-Buffalo Shuffle | 7/14/1978 | See Source »

The Boston Globe syndicated columnist Ellen Goodman recently wrote in an article about the late Hubert Humphrey that "It's ultimately as difficult to be a totally content person in an unjust society as it is to enjoy a banquet surrounded by starving people." It is difficult to believe that...

Author: By Steven R. Valentine, | Title: A Look Toward 1980 | 2/9/1978 | See Source »

BLIND TO INVISIBLE BORDERS created by invisible men, many Mexicans are flowing northward into a territory that once was their own. Drawn by the hope of a better life, approximately 90 per cent of the illegal immigrants are able-bodied young men without work in Mexico, victims of agricultural mechanization...

Author: By Celia W. Dugger, | Title: Invisible Borders, Visible Problems | 11/15/1977 | See Source »

"We have to get our act together and prove to ourselves that we can win," goalie Seidler, discontented with the tie-syndrome that has (pardon the pun) the squad in knots, said yesterday.

Author: By Jonathan J. Ledecky, | Title: Women's Field Hockey Team Ties It (Again!) With Brown | 10/31/1977 | See Source »

"There's a lot of politics involved in the Harvard varsity football program," Richardson asserted before defending champion Eliot House victimized his team. "The system here doesn't run purely on talent; you'll often find discontented guys with a lot of ability, who never got a real shot on...

Author: By Jonathan J. Ledecky, | Title: 'I Love to Bang Heads!' | 10/28/1977 | See Source »

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