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David and Goliath cliches aside. Harvard will be facing a rather formidable size disadvantage this evening. Minnesota boasts at least four players who are over six feet and 200 pounds, one of whom, Russ Anderson, plays football in the off-season...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Harvard Begins NCAA Quest Against Minnesota | 3/13/1975 | See Source »

...idea is not new. According to I Samuel: 17, a Jewish David once faced Goliath of the Philistines, from whom Palestine takes its name, in a one-on-one competition while their armies looked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Step-by-Step Is Still in Business | 2/24/1975 | See Source »

...head of the corporation, said two weeks ago that it would not be "in keeping with the nature of this memorial for it to open in an atmosphere of discord and controversy" he signalled a rash of jubilation and community congratulations reminiscent of the Hebrews' best, after David slew Goliath...

Author: By Jim Cramer, | Title: The Kennedys And The Library | 2/22/1975 | See Source »

...with these prospects the Kennedy Corporation abandoned its attempt to sell the whitewash GSA report. Without the museum, the library will draw few new visitors to Cambridge and will not destroy the character of the Square. It appears that, after ten years of battle, the community has slain this Goliath...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kennedy Library | 2/7/1975 | See Source »

...case of David versus Goliath the IAB last night, only this time Goliath won, as the Harvard fencing squad overwhelmed Brandeis...

Author: By Andrew P. Quigley, | Title: Crimson Fencing Squad Crushes Brandeis, 20-7 In Tuneup for Princeton | 2/6/1975 | See Source »

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