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...University of Alabama in the mid-'30s. He was the other end on the team that beat Stanford in the 1935 Rose Bowl, doing the blocking while All-America Don Hutson set records for pass catching. He wanted to coach, naturally, and worked his way up to Maryland and then gave Kentucky its only Southeastern Conference title-and an N.C.A.A. probation for recruiting violations. In 1954 he moved on to Texas A&M, and it was there that the teeth in the Bear showed most clearly. His first training camp, held at Junction, Texas, was closer to Stalag...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Biggest Bear in the Briar Patch | 1/1/1979 | See Source »

Puppetry released something in Henson that had not been noticeable before. During his senior year at a Maryland high school, he heard that a local TV station was looking for puppeteers. He knew nothing about puppets, but television fascinated him. He and a friend sewed together a rat puppet that looked French and was called Pierre and a couple of cowboys. They were put to work on The Junior Morning Show, which ran for three weeks and then sank without a Variety trace. Henson's career was moving, however, with an ease and certainty that now seem almost eerie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Man Behind the Frog | 12/25/1978 | See Source »

Michael Lynton '82 said Harvard is too small for anyone to consider following up the ad seriously. "If this were the University of Maryland with 50,000 students," Lynton added, "then the response would be much greater...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Playgirl Searches For 'Harvard-types' To Pose in April | 12/12/1978 | See Source »

...decades ago to help victims of the 1936 Johnstown flood, and finally tacks on a 6% sales tax. When these taxes upon taxes are compounded, they amount to a markup of 85% for the state. Not surprisingly, Pennsylvanians try to purchase much of their liquor in neighboring states like Maryland, where a half-gallon oi whisky sells for about one-third less Pennsylvania officials complain that out-of-state purchases cost the Pennsylvania treasury some $25 million a year in lost revenues, but the hefty profit ($151 million last year) that the Liquor Contro" Board turns eases the pain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: A Crazy Quilt of Liquor Laws | 12/4/1978 | See Source »

...Gamblers in Maryland were thankful because the state lottery hit a strange losing streak. Last Tuesday, when the number 777 came up, was a real gamblers' bonanza: the state had to pay out $3.1 million on $900,000 worth of tickets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: A Season for Taking Stock | 11/27/1978 | See Source »

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