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...With the support of both labor and the Latin and Negro minorities, Don Yarborough, 42, a liberal Houston lawyer* who was twice defeated in the gubernatorial primary by Connally, topped the Democratic ballot. But without a majority, he was forced into a runoff on June 1 with Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith, 56. An archconservative, Smith will probably gain the right-wing votes that were shared with other candidates in the first tally, and thus must now be counted a slight favorite. The runoff will bring the two wings of the Texas Democratic Party into direct confrontation. As a result...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Rain & Rebuff | 5/17/1968 | See Source »

From the opening face-off, when Yale's big Tom Preston out-fought Crimson midfielder Jim Kilkowski for possession, things just spiralled downhill for Harvard. Yale controlled the ball the entire game...

Author: By Peter D. Lennon, | Title: Yale Downs Stickmen, 9-5; McCrea Shines in Defeat | 5/13/1968 | See Source »

Yale is exceptionally strong at the face-off position where All-Ivy Tom Preston will be a major headache for the Crimson's Jim Kilkowski. If Harvard is to win, the lighter and smaller Kilkowski will have to shut off the Yalie's patented scoring sweeps, "which make the Blue go," according to Harvard coach Bruce Munro...

Author: By Peter D. Lennon, | Title: Varsity Stickmen To Face Yalies In Crucial Game | 5/10/1968 | See Source »

Says California S&L Commissioner Preston Martin: "Lytton is such a good promoter that he promoted himself right into trouble." Happily for 175,000 depositors, the woes of Lytton Financial do not involve the subsidiary S&Ls, says Martin. Even if they did, the Federal Government stands behind every savings account with $15,000 insurance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Finance: Black Bart's Red Ink | 4/19/1968 | See Source »

...second round of matches, Harvard settled down as Barnard and Preston Abbott won their second saber matches in a row. The turning point came in the foil contests when the Crimson swept all three duels by decisive margins...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sabermen Slice Fenced-in Trinity | 2/16/1968 | See Source »

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