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Saxon's spectacular over-the-shoulder grab at 2:38 of the second quarter pulled Harvard to within one point, and the Crimson fans then braced themselves for another chapter in Harvard's extra-point blues. After two unsuccessful kick attempts last week against Holy Cross, there was some room for improvement, but a poor centering pass led to another blocked kick and the score held...

Author: By Thomas Aronson, | Title: Boston University Stuns Crimson, 13-9 | 10/6/1975 | See Source »

Neal Miller shared the spotlight in the drive with Kubacki, as he busted up the middle on a quick handoff for a 40-yard gain to the Terrier 37. Kubacki then unleashed a 24-yard aerial to Saxon, who made another acrobatic grab to set the Crimson up at the 9-yard line...

Author: By Thomas Aronson, | Title: Boston University Stuns Crimson, 13-9 | 10/6/1975 | See Source »

...economics, meaning everything from personal income per capita to unemployment rate to differences in income between center cities and suburbs; 4) health and education, including hospital occupancy and infant mortality rates, the percent of population enrolled in schools, the number of non-high school graduates; and 5) a grab bag of 54 "social components" that included racial equality, housing conditions and cultural facilities. All these data together, the MRI team decided, "show both the concerns of the individual and the well-being of the community." Then the researchers pushed a button, sat back and waited for the printouts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Ranking the Cities | 9/29/1975 | See Source »

...hard to see any burning issues developing in this campaign, especially since school committee elections don't generally grab people the way city council elections do, but there are some specific areas where you're likely to see reflections of the philosophical differences of the two groups...

Author: By Howard Frant, | Title: A Fight to Control the Schools | 9/15/1975 | See Source »

...light: everything faded and the Sawtooths curved about us and we curved about Pegleg. He kept right on talking: showing his tricks to Bridget and Jenny, hanging a whirlpool device on the pool's ladder. Bridget and Jenny would grab the ladder, around the device, and Peg would grab their ankles and stretch them out flat, spreading their legs a bit, and they would giggle and Peg would spread a bit more and ask if it didn't feel damn good. Peg's wife appeared from nowhere and he told her to get some moonshine and homemade wine...

Author: By Edmond P.V. Horsey, | Title: Elsewhere in the Summer, at Pegleg Mac's | 8/12/1975 | See Source »

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