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Penn has relied heavily on its medley relay team of Alex Kazcikas, Tim Shead, Tarn Thompson and Crooks, as a potent early scoring punch in its last two meets. The group gave Penn a 3:33.6 against the Elis, with Shead swimming a 59.9 breaststroke...

Author: By James W. Reinig, | Title: Crimson Swimmers to Face Quakers | 2/23/1974 | See Source »

...said that he might urge the Administration, perhaps through the Federal Energy Office, to allocate scarce building materials to parts of the country where construction unions agree to only modest wage hikes this year. Of course, not everyone is confident that Dunlop can hold back inflation with nothing more potent than persuasion. "How can you jawbone with a toothless jawbone?" asked Illinois Senator Adlai Stevenson during a Senate Banking Subcommittee hearing last week. Replied Dunlop: "I am a great believer in the power of persuasion. That's my business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ECONOMY: Getting Out of Controls | 2/18/1974 | See Source »

...biggest problem facing Sanders will be Ron Haigler. An All-Everything 6-ft. 8-in. junior forward, Haigler averages 16.8 points a game and is leading rebounder for the Quakers, pulling down 10.8 a game. In the Palestra, Haigler burned the Crimson for 21 points. "He's quite a potent factor in their offense," Sanders said...

Author: By Jefferson M. Flanders, | Title: Cagers Face Quakers Tonight Crimson Title Hopes Are on the Line | 2/15/1974 | See Source »

...compensating advantages." The most potent is a 7,000-to-3,500 edge in small, tactical nuclear warheads, which can be lofted at the enemy forces by artillery or short-range rockets hi case of attack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DEFENSE: Arming to Disarm in the Age of Detente | 2/11/1974 | See Source »

...music alone which won the audience. Dylan earned his first standing ovation before he played a note. Ten years ago, Dylan stood for a potent strain in the American mood, a libertarian current last exemplified in folk music as forcefully by Woody Guthrie. Today, Dylan stands for essentially the same thing; it is only that the times have changed so that people appreciate him more...

Author: By Peter M. Shane, | Title: The Thin Man Goes His Way | 1/18/1974 | See Source »

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