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Unlike last year's dismal squad, which lucked out with a 1-0 score, scored by MIT against its own net, the Crimson was slighted by winning only 1-0 yesterday on a sizzling shot by Mark Zimering...

Author: By Efthimios O. Vidalis, | Title: Soccer Squad Starts '74 Season on Right Foot | 9/26/1974 | See Source »

...expected, there were strong differences about what Administration policy should be, especially in regard to wage-price controls. There were also surprisingly broad areas of agreement. The experts generally believed that under present conditions prospects for prices and growth are dismal, but not yet desperate. There also was a near consensus that the Government must ease its tight rein on credit if the U.S. is to avoid the risk of a deep recession...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INFLATION: Candor and Consensus | 9/16/1974 | See Source »

...offense is solid, but the defense is our weak point," said Restic. "Because of our lack of depth at defense, a few injuries to any of our key players could make for a long, dismal season...

Author: By Andrew P. Quigley, | Title: Football: Harvard's Title Chances Hinge on the Defense | 9/16/1974 | See Source »

...friendly, and easy-going manner of the majority of people at home and even the plastic L.A. sensations. And it was no wonder that they were healthy, relaxed human-beings--they didn't have to spend six months of the year cramped indoors because of the slushy snow and dismal rain outside...

Author: By Joy Horowitz, | Title: East From California: | 9/1/1974 | See Source »

...President Ford is a believer in press conferences, and so am I," terHorst said last week. He did not say how many or when (aides have suggested that one every couple of weeks or so would be reasonable), but Ford can hardly fail to improve upon Nixon's dismal record of 37 press conferences during 67 months in office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Off to a Helluva Start | 8/26/1974 | See Source »

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