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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Calif. The big, rawboned musical pioneer was born in a log cabin, perhaps appropriately, on Lincoln's birthday in Lincoln County, Okla. In the late 1920s he studied classical composition under Nadia Boulanger in Paris. But his vigorous rhythms and clean melodic lines were more reflective of the open spaces and the expansive optimism of his native land than of Europe. "America," he said, "is the richest, strongest, best fed of countries. Why should our composers produce fussy little bits of emaciated music based on secondhand European prototypes?" He wrote 16 symphonies and 185 other major works, many...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Oct. 15, 1979 | 10/15/1979 | See Source »

Cornell began to break the game open early in the third quarter. The Crimson defense was on the playing surface almost as long as the Astroturf in this one, and the wear began to show...

Author: By David A. Wilson, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Big Red Crush Crimson at Schoellkopf | 10/15/1979 | See Source »

...drive stalled again at the 25, but Tanner found tight end Brad Decker wide open at the 5 to set up a first and goal. When Bob Muha went over from the 1 two plays later, Cornell led 20-0 and was on its way to a romp...

Author: By David A. Wilson, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Big Red Crush Crimson at Schoellkopf | 10/15/1979 | See Source »

...pass defense broke down just a bit," Restic said. "We had some mental lapses that led to receivers being wide open." This was also borne out by statistics that showed the Crimson giving up 267 yards in the air although the big Red's completion percentage (ten for 24) was not all that impressive...

Author: By David A. Wilson, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Big Red Crush Crimson at Schoellkopf | 10/15/1979 | See Source »

...Open your eyes; it's the first Harvard home game of the season against UMass. You are 20, the band is still leading a fight song of sorts...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi, | Title: V--I--C--T--O--R--Y | 10/15/1979 | See Source »

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