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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Stapleton, a two-year letterman for Jack Barnaby's squash team, played number nine as a sophomore and then moved up to the sixth slot this season. He was the only sophomore to gain a starting position two years ago. As a freshman, Stapleton played number one and captained his team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Stapleton, Damus Elected Squash, Fencing Captains | 3/23/1966 | See Source »

Kentucky edged past Duke, 83-79, and Texas Western crushed Utah, 35-78, last night to gain the finals berths...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Miners, Wildcats Win NCAA Semis Teams Will Meet in Finals Today | 3/19/1966 | See Source »

Brigham Young, the top seed, beat Army 66-60, to gain the final. NYU defeated Villanova, 69-63, despite the strong performance of Villanova guard Bill Melchionni...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Miners, Wildcats Win NCAA Semis Teams Will Meet in Finals Today | 3/19/1966 | See Source »

...price of peace, Humphrey reminded his audience that infiltration and subversion of coalition regimes is one of the Communists' "publicly declared routes to victory." Added the Vice President: "We will remain in Viet Nam until genuinely free elections can be held. If the Viet Cong, in those elections, gain honestly a voice in government, so be it. But prior to elections, this Government will not be a party to any settlement which amounts to a pre-election victory for Communists that cannot be won at the ballot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Vice-Presidency: Still Talking | 3/18/1966 | See Source »

...disappointment, and the compact Falcon is 13% behind last year's sales. At Chrysler, the compact Dart and Valiant are down, but the big Chrysler is doing well, the intermediate Plymouth Belvedere is up and the intermediate Coronet has surged 36% for the model year, best gain in the industry. American Motors is beginning to see some sunshine; after slipping for months, sales rose from 18,000 in January to almost 25,000 in February...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: Mixed Cheers in Detroit | 3/18/1966 | See Source »

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