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Dates: during 1940-1949
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The team's rushing percentage (it has moved the ball 315 yards in 168 attempts) is l.9 yards but the passing average (34 completions out of 80 passes thrown) brings the Crimson's offensive mark up to 3.6 yards a down. Individual Player Statistics Pts Rushing Allempls Yds. Avg. Allempls...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Noonan, Henry, Shafer Pace Eleven on Offense | 10/20/1949 | See Source »

Aid to Tito will show Russia that we do not like her expansionist tendencies (this, by some idiot logic, is said to lower the tension of the cold war). It will also, if the Iron, Curtain countries cooperate, stimulate trade between East and West which will help Europe get on...

Author: By John R. W. smail, | Title: CABBAGES & KINGS | 10/19/1949 | See Source »

These arguments come down to this: there is a breach in the Iron Curtain; it would be weak, criminal, to pass up such an opportunity of strengthening ourselves at Russia's expense. We must do this right away because otherwise Tito will succumb to Stalin's blockade, have to fall...

Author: By John R. W. smail, | Title: CABBAGES & KINGS | 10/19/1949 | See Source »

By way of loosening up, the varsity followed trainer Jimmy Cox through another calisthenics session, its second of the week. Then the coaches got down to more serious business--they sent the Crimson offense through jayvee-manned dummies, had the freshmen test the varsity defense, and set the jayvee defense...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Moffie Takes Part in Short varsity Scrimmage | 10/19/1949 | See Source »

Preliminary arrangements for the picture were concluded in Hollywood in August, when MGM studio representatives sat down with Alan R. Morits, formerly Lee Professor of Legal Medicine at Harvard and director of the Department of Legal Medicine, which aids police in the investigation of Massachusetts crimes.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Production Starts on MGM's 'Murder at Harvard' Drama | 10/19/1949 | See Source »

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