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...Inventing America: John Paul has attracted a large crowd. He doesn't want to lose it, so there will undoubtedly be some pressure on him toward liberalization. On the other hand, the same pressures were there for Pius IX, Pius XII and Paul VI. The history of the recent papacy is not very promising. Almost all Popes come in as reformers, and all of them get more rigid and not more loose as they stay in office. What signals he has given show that he is quite reactionary, surely as reactionary as Paul VI. The recent papacy has taken...
...NOTEBOOK: The Harvard-Cornell series, now at 22-12-5 in favor of the Crimson, has had a recent low-scoring history. Two years ago in Ithaca, the teams battled to a 0-0 tie; and last year, two Diaz goals were the only tallies in a 2-0 Harvard win....Weinfurter, replacing the injured Bill Blood, was impressive in his debut in the goal....friday night's loss drops the Harvard record to 1-3-1 overall, and 0-2 in the Ivies...
...fine, taut thriller. Meyer even finds a good excuse for the mayhem of the obligatory car chase scene--the fact that Wells, in pursuit of Stevenson, must manuever San Francisco's considerable hill without knowing how to drive. In blessed contrast to The Crucifer of Blood, another recent Jack the Ripper film, Meyer keeps the gore to a minimum. In one murder, we see only the flush of his knife, followed by a tear of blood on his face--a masterful bit of understatement...
Throughout the game, the Baltimore ground crew battled to keep the field playable after 5 recent football games, 2 days of rain, and a morning of snow...
Nixon, who invited the Angel players to a recent bash at San Clemente, studies the team stats and can fling a cliché as well as the next fan. Dave Frost, he says, is "a premier pitcher," and Jim Barr "a wily veteran." Nixon sees a low-scoring playoff series between California and Baltimore, with the Angels winning in five games. As he told TIME Correspondent Paul Witteman: "Man for man, down the lineup, I believe the Angels can match them...