Word: mel
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...when Bancroft breaks through. They are fleeting, almost incidental, but when they come upon us, they are a melancholy reminder of what we are all missing. Most memorably there is the instant when the wife first realizes that her husband is moving beyond ill temper into breakdown. "Oh God, Mel," she says, "I'm so sorry," comforting him in a rush of feeling that is the truest thing in the movie. ∙Jay Cocks
High jumper Mel Embree, one of two Harvard thinclads competing in the NCAA indoor track championships, cleared 6 ft. 11 in. yesterday to qualify for the finals, which are to be held tonight...
...conveniently pre-stamped postcards distributed by the Senior Class Committee, seniors can recommend as many alternatives to Allen and Calley as they can think of. Word is that Mel Brooks and Hunter Thompson are currently leading the list. Like last year's L.F. Stone, if he showed up. Thompson would probably give an interesting speech. But since Thompson might also be comatose from Ibogaine, seniors might want to consider other possibilities as well. For example, they might recommend Fidel Castro, who startled the diplomatic world during his last visit to the United States by staying in a Harlem hotel instead...
...Mel Embree's second-place finish in the high jump at the IC4A Indoor Track and Field Championships at Princeton highlighted the end of a rather dismal season for the Crimson thinclads yesterday...
Harvard superman Mel Embree soared seven feet in the high jump for the only Crimson victory. Embree topped a relatively weak field, but was still named one of the meet's outstanding performers because his leap established a new Heptagonals record...