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"The game will be a tough one". Harrison said, "They're a hard-nosed ball team. We're going up there with the idea of playing our best and coming home with a win."

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Basketball Squad Takes On Minutemen | 12/16/1972 | See Source »

The aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk nosed into the waters of San Diego harbor last week to end a marathon 9½-month tour at sea and to face a bitter post-mortem on one of the worst race riots in modern naval history. The sights and the sounds of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: Storm Warnings | 12/11/1972 | See Source »

The third major problem with the Crimson is that it does not really play good man-to-man defense. As most coaches will say, you cannot teach a player how to play offense, but you certainly can teach defense. Indiana's coach Bobby Knight proved that assertion when he turned...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Season, Old Problems | 12/5/1972 | See Source »

The F-111 is a plane you either love or hate. Admirers of the Air Force's sleek, supersonic fighter-bomber claim that it is the ultimate weapon of modern, tactical aerial warfare. Its critics argue that considering the extraordinary cost of the F-111 ($15.1 million each) and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: The F-111 Mystery | 12/4/1972 | See Source »

THE MOST OF JOHN HELD JR. 144 pages. Stephen Greene. $19.95. Half a century has not diminished the charm of John Held Jr.'s prototypical leggy flappers or dulled the gaiety of their cork-nosed, raccoon-coated boy friends. This well-produced selection also includes his little-known, deft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Costs and Colors of Christmas | 12/4/1972 | See Source »

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