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...simple relics he has found in two decades of digging in the hills of Iraq, Iran and Turkey. Scorning what he calls the gravedigger school of archaeology, Braidwood says: "I've never had much patience with people who go into the field to mine royal tombs and grab off attention-getting treasures." Such forays, he contends, usually turn up little more than archaeological "junk," which provides few new insights into the past...
Attackman Johnny Ince captured the 1968 Ivy League scoring crown, edging Cornell's Mark Webster, 23-22, for the seven-game schedule. Ince is the first Harvard player since 1964 to grab the scoring honors, tallying 11 goals and 12 assists...
Senator Lausche, 72, had been considered unbeatable. Even Congressman Robert Taft, Jr., son of the late Mr. Republican, chose not to challenge Lausche this year, despite early polls hinting that he might be vincible. But while his proven ability to grab Republican votes discouraged the G.O.P., it enraged Lausche's fellow Democrats. As for Lausche, his acerbic disdain for party functions and factions, his baiting of the labor leaders who command much of the Democrats' mooted Ohio strength, and his conservative Senate record led Democratic State Chairman Morton Neipp to predict in November: "I feel that if labor...
Maloney let it all hang out as he battled from behind to grab a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory at number four singles Maloney bewildered his helpless opponent with a dazzling array of court strategy and racket finesse...
Levin conquered Steve Beik, a 6-6 giant from Wesleyan College, 7-9,' 6-2, 6-0 to grab the singles title which barely eluded him last year. But the Crimson star had to hustle...