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Though roughly half of all commuters never set foot in Dudley, the others eat lunch there, on the average of three or four times a week. About a quarter of these bring sack lunches; the others buy from a cafeteria selection that includes excellent ham-and cheeseburgers. Half did not list any extracurricular activity except "work," but the rest claim to spend around seven hours a week on a wide variety of clubs and sports...

Author: By Craig K. Comstock, | Title: Still Needed: 'Real House' for Non-Residents | 5/7/1959 | See Source »

...number two, Bob Bowditch aced Tom Richardson (Ham's younger brother) with his second service on the first point, and went on to win easily, 6-3, 6-1. Richardson, who has beautiful, smooth strokes but slow reflexes, couldn't reach many of Bowditch's powerful drives...

Author: By Peter J. Rothenberg, | Title: Tennis Team Beats Tigers, 8-1; Weld Takes Win Over Brechner | 5/4/1959 | See Source »

...next five Crimson starters are unbeaten in northern competition. Sophomore star Bob Bowditch is at number two, followed by juniors Tim Gallwey and Fred Vinton, sophomore Jorge Lemann and senior Bill Wood. Their opponents, Tom Richardson (younger brother of Ham and no relation to Amherst's star), Sam Hinkle, Roy Anderson, Don LeWin and Ed Mills, while perhaps not as powerful as some previous Princeton teams, should put up a tough battle...

Author: By Peter J. Rothenberg, | Title: Tennis Team Battles Princeton In Crucial EIL Test Tomorrow | 5/1/1959 | See Source »

...including Ulanova's chief rival, Ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, who for rumored political reasons had not appeared in the West before. With them came 40 tons of scenery, scaled down to fit the Met stage (a third smaller than the Bolshoi's home stage), and a generous ham-perful of the meat-and-potatoes favorites with which the company regularly sells out its home season. Because of the difficulty of shifting the Bolshoi's ponderous sets on the Met's antiquated stage, the company abandoned the idea of a repertory run. Its offering to the glittering opening...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Bolshoi at the Met | 4/27/1959 | See Source »

Holiday & Amnesty. The day's ordeal had only just begun. The prince retired to change into white tie and tails and to grab a bite or two of a ham sandwich. Michi had her hair washed and reset, and, over a white and gold Western dress, for the first time donned the pearl-studded, golden Order of the Sacred Crown. At 2 p.m. the young couple officially reported the marriage to the Emperor and Empress. After exchanging cups of sake and going through the ritual of symbolic eating, the prince and his bride stepped into a rust-colored carriage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: The Prince Takes a Bride | 4/20/1959 | See Source »

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