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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...once, the most zealous nationalists in Panama City and the most ardent American patriots in the Canal Zone could agree on something. "God, I wish it was over," people on both sides kept saying as they anxiously awaited this week's U.S. Senate vote on the second canal treaty. The first treaty, providing for the continuing American defense of the waterway, had been approved with only one vote to spare. The vote on the second pact, which would gradually transfer authority over the canal to Panama, promised to be just as unnervingly close. After all the months of expectations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Last Test of a Battered Treaty | 4/24/1978 | See Source »

...results. Suddenly superb Andy Chaikovsky picked up his seventh straight singles victory in a long, tough three-setter with Penn's Dan Moses. "Chaik" lost his edge in the second set before charging back in the third to win, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4. Five-man Kevin Shaw kept close on Chaikovsky's heels, winning his fifth straight match when he handled Paul Moss in a relatively easy three-setter...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Racquetmen Punish Penn, 6-3, For Sixth Victory in a Row | 4/24/1978 | See Source »

...Crimson began its domination early, and kept the opposition in check through the afternoon. Starting with an 18-10 win over Tuffs, the Crimson a team then went on o trounce the A team of the defending champs...

Author: By William J. Berry, | Title: The Crimson Weekend Roundup | 4/24/1978 | See Source »

...outstanding in a production in which everything stands out? Cindy Ruskin's multi-level set is a model of attractive, well-balanced simplicity (and of course it only seems simple; a set like this must have required tremendous work to devise and build), with carry-on pieces of furniture kept to a minimum. This, combined with highly efficient stagehands, results in scene changes that frequently finish well ahead of the ovations for a previous scene's show-stopper. Andrew Dorsey's lighting is extremely well-defined, further illuminating the depth of director Carpenter's compositions, and someone handles the moving...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: Porter Ambrosia | 4/20/1978 | See Source »

Only the frigid weather conditions and numerous saves by Wellesley goalie Lo Dunkle kept the score from getting completely out of hand, as the Harvard women dominated Wellesley on defense, in their passing attack, and in their ability to clear the ball...

Author: By Keith Salkowski, | Title: Women's Lacrosse Team Trounces Wellesley, 14-2 | 4/20/1978 | See Source »

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