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...moments of high humor and certainly social awareness. A rich, fat and powerful consumer society was rich, fat and powerful enough to accept its own image, no matter how ugly it turned out to be. Perhaps because the image was so powerful, the movement was unusually short-lived. A scant decade after its birth, Geldzahler observes: "It seems today that Pop art was an episode. In fact, just about everything new and original in Pop was stated by a few artists in the first years of its existence...
Only last spring, the Tories enjoyed an astonishing 25% lead over Labor in the opinion polls. Last week a new poll by London's Opinion Research Centre showed that their lead has dwindled to a scant 4%. According to the latest Gallup poll, 43% of the country is satisfied with Wilson-his highest rating in that survey since...
...Crimson is aware of the Columbia threat this weekend . It is aware that the Harvard running attack will be hampered on plays toward the left side. It is aware that quarterback Dave Smith will have scant time to release his passes. And it is aware that Lion quarterback John Daurio has connected on half of his passes this fall and will explore the inexperienced Harvard secondary at every opportunity...
...races, including the Travers, Metropolitan Mile and Jim Dandy Mile. He recently returned to New York's Belmont Park and, with Baeza again in the saddle, swept to a two-length win over No-double in the $106,000 Woodward Stakes. His time: 2 min. 1 sec., a scant second off the track record set by Kelso in 1961. That triumph also brought his 1969 earnings to $486,574, which placed the tough little colt well ahead of Majestic Prince ($408,710) and No-double in the year's money derby. It also made him a virtual shoo...
Lamar will have to select a starting squad by this afternoon for the Crimson's opener with Columbia tomorrow, and it is likely that he'll change his mind from week to week. He always has. It is likely that by November, many superb players will have seen scant action. There will be mass discontent, a considerable degree of attrition when the squad reports to Yovicsin next year, and a lingering bitterness in several athletes towards Harvard's entire football program...