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Neither professor spared the rod--they assigned a total of ten, plays, four books and untold pounds of articles, and they managed to squeeze ten hours of lectures each into the five-day semesters. The alumni were duly diligent: classes began at 8:45 a.m., continued until 1 p.m., and then resumed in the form of hour-long section meetings after lunch...

Author: By Robert Decherd, | Title: Suddenly, The Streets Were Empty... | 9/20/1971 | See Source »

...People's Coalition for Peace and Justice, was one of two antiwar demonstrations scheduled. The Greater Boston Peace Action coalition staged a candlelight parade following a rally on the Boston Common that night. The lightly-attended rally was conveniently over just as the 12,000 people attending the Rod Stewart Summerthing Concert were pouring onto downtown streets. Still, the candlelight parade had barely 1000 participants at its height...

Author: By Robert Decherd, | Title: Suddenly, The Streets Were Empty... | 9/20/1971 | See Source »

...book with no false moves. Smith's hero is Ogden Jones, a Ph.D. candidate in English with a loved and loving wife and three nice children. Discontent with an academic future does not gnaw at him; it nibbles in a stimulating way. So with sleeping bag, fly rod and the warm wishes of wife and kids, he temporarily lights out to what is now the territory behind -the America of high places, crystal air and honeyed waters. It is nature's nation, which has inspired American writing from Thoreau through early Hemingway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Two for the Road | 8/16/1971 | See Source »

...Exodus, Aaron smote the waters of Egypt with his rod and the waters turned to blood. Across the U.S. in steamy midsummer, it seemed that at least a few of Pharaoh's plagues were descending-a reminder, if not of biblical wrath, then of nature's perplexing force...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NATURE: The New Plagues of Summer | 8/2/1971 | See Source »

...just three seasons ago that the overseers of Wimbledon revitalized tennis by opening their tournament for the first time to pros as well as amateurs. Several other major tournaments have since followed suit, and the added competition has increased both fan interest and purses. Going into Wimbledon last week, Rod the Rocket had already won a record $195,135 for the year. With half the season still to go, it is possible that he may top $300,000-a figure not even dreamed of by those most affluent of athletes, the pro golfers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Respectable Rocket | 7/5/1971 | See Source »

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