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Then Gomez, who got off the bulk of Harvard's second-half shots, hit the right side of the goal with two-and-a-half minutes to play. The speedy Gambian took a long pass from Bogovich, rolled past a fullback he had intimidated by this time, and converted his clear shot...

Author: By John A. Herfort, | Title: Booters Beat Brown, 2-0, For Freshman Supremacy | 11/22/1967 | See Source »

...Socialists, however, stood by the great Gambian egg scheme...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Scrambled Eggs | 3/12/1951 | See Source »

Last week Colonial Secretary James Griffiths told the House of Commons that the plan had failed and would be abandoned. Reason: the government planners had regrettably failed to find out whether Gambian land would grow chicken feed. The fact: it would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Scrambled Eggs | 3/12/1951 | See Source »

...Tories were in full cry, nipping the government's heels, baying for blood. On defense, on the appointment of an American as NATO's sea commander, on the allocation of tinplate, on Gambian chickens, the Tories swept to the attack. "Resign!" they yelled in the House of Commons when, for the second time in two weeks, the government was defeated on a minor issue: a Tory motion blaming the government for inadequate stockpiling of raw materials. The Socialists sat silent and embarrassed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Tallyh o! | 3/12/1951 | See Source »

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