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...ended even tougher. After placing first in last year's IC4As, Harvard came in 22nd this year. Last year's dual meet record was an even-handed 4-4; this year's a dismal...

Author: By Thomas A.J. Mcginn, | Title: That Forgettable Season | 11/19/1977 | See Source »

...through picket lines while wearing T-shirts emblazoned "Break the Strike." But their irresponsible actions can only reflect well on those students who support Local 35. More harmful, though, is the attitude of the Yale Corporation, which must in the end decide what the administration will do. In its dismal record of employee relations over the last nine years, Yale has set a poor example for other colleges and universities, many of which will be facing serious financial problems in the near future. The strike has lasted long enough, it is time for arbitration...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Strike | 11/17/1977 | See Source »

...something must be done to increase them to prevent economic recovery from petering out. Two weeks ago he declared: "Anyone who wonders why capital spending has been so halting or why stock prices have behaved so poorly for so long would be well advised to study this dismal record of what American business has been earning." Indeed, a Wall Street Journal survey last week found that analysts expect corporate balance sheets to take a turn for the worse next year, which could mean a further slash in capital-investment plans and even a cut in dividends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Keeping Them Guessing | 11/14/1977 | See Source »

...examination of selected "Crimson yesterdays" at the Yale game would lead one to dismal expectations for this Saturday's outcome at New Haven...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Sampler of Past Games Hints at Eli Win Saturday | 11/10/1977 | See Source »

...even more than proving themselves against Yale, the team (now 5-1-4 on the year) proved after a dismal streak of four ties, that they could get psyched and get together to play winning field hockey...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Crimson Blast Elis, 2-0; Velie, Seidler Star | 11/3/1977 | See Source »

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