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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Then the scandal broke about Erwin and a couple of other LBJ cronies who allegedly got government land with government collateral in the waning days of LBJ. The deal may actually be legitimate, but everybody has doubts about it. Erwin isn't the sort to sponsor a Geriatrics Center out of sheer goodness: (The center has never been built, and the land is still in his possession.) Anyway, Erwin's last statement to the Daily Texan was: "I'm not going to talk...

Author: By Larry Grisham, | Title: Administrators vs. Trees at the University of Texas | 12/3/1969 | See Source »

Last Tuesday they bulldozed away everything we had built, but that was sort of expected. I spent half an hour trying to escort the last living thing in Waller Creek past the bulldozer, but it got scared when the dozen snorted, and I finally had to give up. The last living thing was a large old snapping turtle- who looked so very confused...

Author: By Larry Grisham, | Title: Administrators vs. Trees at the University of Texas | 12/3/1969 | See Source »

With the exception of the two relays, the individual medley, and the breast-stroke, the meet was not very exciting, as the Chiefs could win only three events. "We've got a lot of work to do yet," said Harvard coach Bill Brooks, "but some of the times weren...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Swimmers Open With 73-40 Victory To Defeat Springfield 27th Time | 12/3/1969 | See Source »

After captain Mike Cabalan won the first of his two freestyle events. Springfield finally got a first in the individual medley when Doug Moulton won a see-saw battle with Harvard's Dave Powlison. Moulton was out front early, but Powlison moved ahead at the turn of the backstroke leg before Moulton moved up to first again on his specialty, the breaststroke, and refused to yield during the freestyle...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Swimmers Open With 73-40 Victory To Defeat Springfield 27th Time | 12/3/1969 | See Source »

...freestyle relay. Tim Meyer, the NCAA college division 50-free champion. almost got by Toby Gerhart in the final leg after Harvard had led by a yard most of the race, but he was touched out by Gerhart...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Swimmers Open With 73-40 Victory To Defeat Springfield 27th Time | 12/3/1969 | See Source »

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