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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fleet-foooted senior trio of Peter Fitzsimmons, Ed Sheehan and Mark Meyer finished first for the Crimson, just as they have in every previous race this year...

Author: By Laura E. Schanberg, | Title: Harriers Qualify for NCAA Title Run | 11/13/1978 | See Source »

...competition in Fleet Street's nudespaper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Cheesecakes and Ale in Britain | 11/13/1978 | See Source »

...another steamy tabloid featuring scandal, sports, crime and bare-breasted pinups. The format, rooted in the 19th century penny press and perfected in the frothy wake of the swinging '60s, now dominates British newsstands. The leading exponents of the "tits and bums" genre, as it is known on Fleet Street, are Publisher Rupert Murdoch's Sun (circ. 4 million) and the Daily Mirror (circ. 3.9 million). Each is fondled by twice as many customers a day as all four of Britain's major quality dailies combined. Total circulation for the Times, Daily Telegraph, Financial Times and Guardian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Cheesecakes and Ale in Britain | 11/13/1978 | See Source »

...Haven, the Elis bounced back from five weeks without a win, holding fleet-footed Joe Holland to just 55 yards and crushing Cornell, 42-14 Yale Quarterback Pat O'Brien put his aerial attack aside Saturday, taking three keeper plays in for scores...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Green Keep Pace, Crush Lions, 37-7 | 11/6/1978 | See Source »

Most of the races carry trophies as prizes, and all give medals to the first five places. Finishers in each event are awarded points toward a team cup, the Paul Revere Point Trophy. Harvard returns as the defending overall champion, with a fleet of 30 boats in the regatta. Yale, the 1976 winner, will enter 23 shells...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Head of the Charles Regatta | 10/20/1978 | See Source »

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