Word: namee
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Instead of the classic "They're off!" and the clanging bell quickly obliterated by the sound of pounding hooves you hear "Theeeere goes SWIFty!!" and a mechanical rabbit by that name on the end of a pole whirs in front of the hounds, who pant frantically after it. The majority of races are sprints, and even the long races are over before you have time to tear your eyes away from Swifty. Most bettors stay custered around the TV's in the grandstand and shriek and hoot for "2" or "8" or "5". Almost no-one calls the hounds...
This year very little of that confidence exists among spectators, even though Harvard has been scoring more often than it did last year. The skepticism stems partly from the loss of a great runner like Bobby Leo and a big-name offensive tackle like Steve Diamond. It was reinforced last week against Columbia, when Harvard scored all its touchdowns on long plays or defensive breaks. There was not a single sustained drive against Columbia; in fact, Columbia led Harvard statistically in rushing yardage, 168-161, and in first downs...
...canvassers -- mostly young, college graduates--stood on street corners and rang doorbells. In one month they collected over 8000 signatures. Then they checked the signatures against voting lists searching for incorrect signatures. (A signature which differs by so much as an omitted middle initial from the person's name as it appears on the voting list is considered invalid.) They went back into the streets and had over 800 people sign their names again, correctly this time. That extra effort was crucial. The Election Commission certified Friday that 3893 of the CNCV signatures were good, a surplus of less than...
...Cambridge City Council, Loeser pointed out, has passed numerous resolutions which are no more than expressions of opinion--on Vietnam, foreign relations between Czechoslovakia and the United States, and the Portuguese Navy, to name just...
...really? Wait a minute, what's dope? Name one song that mentions dope...