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Cornell took the lead with four minutes gone in the second half, and never relinquished it. Appropriately enough, the 46-46 tie was broken by Esdaile on a tip-in of an errant shot. A few seconds later. Esdaile scored again from right underneath the hoop. A couple of jump shots by guard Greg Morris (19 points) opened the lead and Harvard was never to make it close again...

Author: By Joel R. Kramer, | Title: Cornell's Muscular Five Destroys Harvard, 85-71 | 2/13/1967 | See Source »

...which as many as three players converged on Alcindor every time he got the ball. Alcindor blocked at least ten shots, pulled down 20 rebounds, and scored 35 points, including two on a spectacular backward "dunk" shot-whirling, leaping, reaching up over his head, ramming the ball through the hoop from behind. Score: U.C.L.A. 82, Loyola...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Basketball: Proof of the Promise | 2/10/1967 | See Source »

...depicts a redhaired teeny-bopper in a crumpled miniskirt displaying maximum legginess. Her pose of independence is amplified by a Hula Hoop pseudo halo and a background of the Stars and Stripes. Says Lindner: "I am not a woman hater or a sadist. Women who would be angels wouldn't interest me. They'd be sexless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Artists: Baal Booster | 2/3/1967 | See Source »

...companions are equally handsome, Olivia, in mourning for her brother, wears brown and black, and carries a conical parasol. Her conniving uncle Sir Today, a toper, is a monstrous barrel of rose wine come to life, with a wide sash just barely able to function as a hoop to keep the barrel from bursting. The foolish Sir Andrew is dothed in an orange and claret that are subtly incompatible...

Author: By Caldwell Titcomb, | Title: STRATFORD SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: II | 7/8/1966 | See Source »

...fact that she has been named the Best Dressed Woman in America. "I do love the new things, but I think my husband [a fledgling lawyer] might object," she said. So she picked out a real Shakespearean number with long sleeves, high lace collar and floor-length hoop skirt from the festival's storage shop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion: Bared Bodkins | 6/24/1966 | See Source »

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