Word: east
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Conn., June 20--In the draw for lanes today for the Harvard-Yale regatta, Harvard won the East course for all the contests. Instead of tossing a coin as had been done in former years, two pieces of paper with the names of the lanes marked on them were drawn out of a hat. This was done four times, once for each of the four races...
Although there is very little choice betwen the two lanes, there is a slightly stronger current in the middle of the river which makes the East course the favorite...
Russell Thornley Sharpe, of East Greenwich...
Last week Max Adler, vice president of Sears Roebuck & Co., deciding that the U. S. too must have its planetarium, gave $500,000 for its construction on the lake front island east of the Field Museum. Apparatus and instruments will be of the finest, having been ordered from Carl Zeiss, who promised delivery in the fall ot 1929. The 1933 world's fair will see the planetarium performing in its noble 200 foot hall; projecting more than 4,500 planets, planetoids, and stars in orbital motion upon a domed sky 100 feet in diameter...
...June. 17--With its practice tomorrow the University crew will have been at Red Top exactly two weeks and will start its final four day drive in preparation for the climax of the rowing season when it meets Coach Leader's undefeated eight for the rowing laurels of the East...