Word: martha
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Billy's heehaw, one senses a touch of Martha Mitchellism; it is sometimes hard to imagine his adventures ending well. One problem is that Billy's cracker vaudeville is based upon a certain amount of sneering contempt. Under the good ole boy façade lies an unpleasant pool of anger. W.C. Fields was a professional at that kind of thing; it was his trade. The President's brother may discover that the Billy phenomenon can backfire. In any case, there is an unsettling symmetry about these two Carters: a President who forever asks the "decent, honorable...
...Martha Roberts led the freshman contingent the first three singles spots with a decisive 6-2, 6-2 win over Ronnie Yellin. Number two Libby Pierpont struggled slightly in the second set, but came up with a 6-2, 6-4 greasing of Heidi Gurian, whom Pierpont had previously defeated in the first round of last weekend's Greater Boston Championships...
Today four of the Harvard women's team will travel west to Mt. Holyoke to take part in the Massachusetts State Championships. Felske will take along Martha Roberts and Pierpont for singles duties, while Captain Katie Ditzler will team up with Sally Roberts for the doubles tournament...
After drawing a bye in the first round, Martha and Sally Roberts easily handled a team from Northeastern, 6-2, 6-3. In the semifinal match that rightfully should have been for the title, the Roberts sisters fought off five set points before defeating the Tufts representatives and the second seeds in the tournament, 6-3, 7-5, Repeating last week's doubles match against Wellesly, the Roberts once more slipped by the Peterson twins with ease...
Common Grounds at 3 Strange Brew Coffeehouse--Hilles Penthouse at 6 Chris Smither and Kevin Roth--Passim at 8:30 Music, Mirth and Madness--Old Cambridge Baptist Church at 7 and 9 Martha Heywood--Back Room at the Idler at 9 Larriat Lasso--Springfield Street Saloon at 9 Open Hoot--Sword-in-the-Stone...