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...mostly we just try to shoo him away, using our loudspeaker [a makeshift bit of equipment fashioned from old Pepsi-Cola cans] to shout at him, 'Hey, you better get out! You are breaking the cease-fire!' And usually he does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH VIETNAM: Butterflies and Spiders in I Corps | 6/25/1973 | See Source »

Harvard should be a shoo-in for wins in hammer (Hughes), the long and triple jumps (Vincent Vanderpoole-Wallace), and pole-vault (Jim Kleiger and Blayne Heckel...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Injuries Strike Crimson Thinclads As Harvard Takes On Big Green | 5/1/1973 | See Source »

...write off their donations on their tax returns as business expenses. This disclosure came on top of the conviction six months ago of the Governor's closest political confidant, Secretary of State Paul Sherwin, who had sought a kickback from a highway contractor. Cahill, who had seemed a shoo-in for reelection this year, is now in trouble...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORRUPTION: Busting Public Servants | 4/23/1973 | See Source »

Crimson captain Terry Valenzuela, who has almost completed a second straight outstanding season and should be a shoo-in for All-Ivy honors, and Walt Morris each swept three straight to lead the sabre squad to its runaway victory...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Fencers Top Crusaders, 19-8; Sabre, Epee Teams Lead Rout | 2/28/1973 | See Source »

...sabre team, which had of late looked the dominating force it was a year ago, suffered a blunt setback, losing 5-4. And it would have been worse if Crimson captain Terry Valenzuela, who should be a shoo-in for All-Ivy honors, hadn't come up with an outstanding performance, winning three straight...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Cornell Dumps Crimson Fencers, 15-12 | 2/20/1973 | See Source »

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