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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Oliver Franks, Britain's keen, contemplative Ambassador to the U.S., is first of all a professor of moral philosophy, secondly a diplomat. He did such a good job of prodding Western Europe into uniting under the Marshall Plan that Britain allowed him only a short tour as provost of Oxford's Queen's College before drafting him for Washington duty last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: A Plateau of Tension | 10/25/1948 | See Source »

Although at times the Varsity was beaten to the ball by the active Jumbos, the game was never close as the Crimson sharpened up its short-passing game is preparation for Dartmouth. Tufts was bottled up in its own half of the field for all but a few minutes during the game and was never able to penetrate the Crimson defense in front of the goal. Superior Crimson control and ball-handling settled the game from the outset...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Soccer Team Smashes Outclassed Tufts, 5-0 | 10/21/1948 | See Source »

Previous athletic relationships between Harvard and Radcliffe have generally been limited to crew. During the war, an Annex outfit whipped an informal Harvard eight when the Crimson boat mistakenly ceased rowing one bridge short of the finish line...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Test Snarls Radcliffe Yacht Racers | 10/21/1948 | See Source »

McInnis, who played on four World Championship teams, has a long college coaching record. He directed the Norwich University team for 14 years, and after a short stay at Brooks School went to Amherst last year, where he ran up an impressive 10-1 record with the Lord Jeffs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: McInnis is Baseball Coach | 10/20/1948 | See Source »

...time to turn to these more dangerous areas. A graceful brick overpass in each trouble spot which not pedestrian would use, or a more expensive underpass which would be no more popular, are two possible solutions. Short of portly policemen behind loudspeakers, the most sensible way to reduce the perils seems to be the installation of two sets of traffic lights or officers, one at the junction of Kirkland and Cambridge Streets and another at the corner in front of Lehman Hall. A shift in location of the Lehman Hall taxi stand, or at least a decrease in its size...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Safety First | 10/20/1948 | See Source »

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