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...committee persists with its ludicrous shenanigans. Candidates have been instructed not to speak to the press. Committee members defer to the committee spokesperson. Purported spokesperson Charles L. Slichter Jr. '45 does not speak to anybody. (Rumor has it he has not spoken to a Harvard undergraduate in 45 years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Getting Ridiculous | 2/23/1991 | See Source »

...Rumor has it that over the past two years, Farokh has hired three private I's to study the daily and nocturnal habits of the Midshipmen," senior George Polsky said...

Author: By Rebecca D. Knowles, | Title: Racquetmen Tally Two Wins | 2/11/1991 | See Source »

Already stunned by the success of allied air raids on war's first day, oil traders were jolted anew when they heard the bogus news that Saddam had been toppled by his officers. The rumor helped send the price of U.S. crude down more than $2 per bbl., capping a one-week fall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rumors of War | 2/4/1991 | See Source »

...Gulf crude supplies has imposed an extra cost of more than $20 billion in higher oil prices since Iraq invaded Kuwait last August. The burden, acting like a new tax, helped push the U.S. into recession and put a drag on sluggish economies around the world. With every new rumor out of the Persian Gulf, the war premium swung menacingly. The gyrations gave rise to a frightening question: How high would oil prices skyrocket if fighting actually broke out -- $50 or even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Petroleum Markets: Crude in Full Retreat | 1/28/1991 | See Source »

...associate dean at Harvard Law School and served on the Yale Corporation for several years, this marks the third time in recent years he's been considered in a search for major academic position. Two years ago, Liebman made the short list for Harvard Law's top post, although rumor had it he later withdrew his name from consideration because he didn't really want the job. Earlier this year, Liebman's name surfaced again, this time in the highly secretive search for Harvard's president...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reporter's Notebook | 1/11/1991 | See Source »

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