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Word: provenance (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Penn, which has won six Ivy titles in a row, word out of Philadelphia and other basketball havens has it that the Quakers may be in for a little trouble this time around it, but this has yet to be proven. With John Engles, towering Henry Johnson, Mark Lenetto, and sophomore Kevin McDonald, an off year may have to be put off a year...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Penn, Princeton Ivy Favorites.... ...But Crimson Can Challenge If Spirit Is Willing | 12/9/1975 | See Source »

...Yourself. You may never have a chance to see it again, and this is one show that should not be missed. The Harvard Premiere Society, an organization devoted to the production of student-written productions, and the group that sponsors this show, has proven its invaluable worth--this material is much too good to be left lying on a desk in a Harvard suite somewhere, unproduced and unacclaimed...

Author: By Natalie Wexler, | Title: The Only Way To Do It Right... | 12/6/1975 | See Source »

...boycott alone has proven ineffective in bringing about any reform," the committee said in its open letter...

Author: By David B. Hilder, | Title: Dunster Boycotts CRR; Mather Panel Undecided | 12/4/1975 | See Source »

...workers's distrust of Chavez's union was proven well-justified. Suffering losses of both dignity and income, the workers were cheated and abused through the dictatorial and corrupt hiring hall and inept, incompetent, union policies. In many cases, workers and growers turned to the Teamsters for relief and by 1973 the UFW had lost most of its contracts. Chavez attempted to regain the lost contracts by trying to use the public again through boycotts which have yet to be called off despite the elections...

Author: By Peter J. Ferrara, | Title: Render Unto Cesar... | 11/21/1975 | See Source »

...VICE-PRESIDENTIAL SWEEPSTAKES: A quadrennial long-distance obstacle course for ambitious politicians with a touch of masochism. Purse: $65,600 annual salary; partially furnished mansion on Embassy Row in Washington, D.C.; presidency of the U.S. Senate; substantial perquisites. Qualifications: 35-year-olds and above; a natural-born citizen; proven endurance at giving and listening to speeches; ability to respond to the whip and obey sometimes demeaning commands. Limitations: Track may be shifted, entry fees forfeited, and a new field named pending outcome of big stakes races in New Hampshire, Florida, Wisconsin and California in early 1976. Postpositions, names of entries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: A Brand New Race for 2nd Place | 11/17/1975 | See Source »

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