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...verify that the behavior of the two Egyptian vultures was no fluke, the Van Lawicks set out two ostrich eggs at a site some 60 miles away and sat back to see who would cast the first stone. Sure enough, the eggs were promptly attacked by two mature, stone-hurling Egyptian vultures, which aimed wildly, often pausing to threaten each other. After the pair finally had cracked and eaten the eggs, an Egyptian vulture that was lower in the social pecking order approached one of the empty shells and peppered it with 30 rocks, perhaps practicing for the day when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zoology: Birds that Throw Stones | 1/6/1967 | See Source »

Princeton is a touchdown favorite over Cornell today, but the time is right for an upset. Princeton is riding just a bit too high, especially after defeating a far superior Yale squad on a fluke blocked punt...

Author: By Boisfeuillet JONES Jr., | Title: Harvard Will Share Ivy Title Only with Dartmouth | 11/19/1966 | See Source »

Hammond considers Brown's 6-1 win last year a fluke, and he will lead 11 playres intent on proving that theory today. Leadership, however, is a hard task for the goalie from Madison, Wisc., even though his ability and personality give him the attributes of an ideal captain...

Author: By Robert P. Marshall jr., | Title: Hammond Sparks Booters | 11/12/1966 | See Source »

...version may be his best ever. Since a fluke 1-0 loss to Wesleyan, which was the outshot 27-16, Brown has been untouchable. It has reeled off nine straight wins and has upped its undefeated streak in Ivy competition...

Author: By Robert P. Marshall jr., | Title: Harvard, Brown Clash for Ivy Title In Soccer Showdown This Morning | 11/12/1966 | See Source »

...racist won by some sort of fluke, or to say Sickles was whipped by white backlash is just too simple. Maryland is an odd state. It is half-Northern, half-Southern; half-urban, half-rural. The Eastern Shore seems like another world to the suburbanites of Montgomery and Prince Georges counties. The Shore and the southern counties below Washington are solid Dixie. Mahoney won all of these in the primary (except Miles' home county). But why was everyone so surprised? Wallace took 11 of the 12 in 1964. After the election too many people wouldn't look at a plain...

Author: By James K. Glassman, | Title: Maryland Dems Pick Backlash Candidate | 10/5/1966 | See Source »

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