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Harvard's resurgent hockey team disposed of sloppy St. Lawrence with relative case last night at Watson Rink to strengthen its hold on fifth place in the ECAC standings. The victory will also keep Harvard's hopes alive for a fourth place finish and home ice for next month's playoffs...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Icemen Beat Larries As McManama Nets 3 | 2/19/1970 | See Source »

...this matter trouble you, for the sword devours now one and now another. Strengthen your attack upon the city and overthrow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Middle East: Balancing on the Brink | 2/16/1970 | See Source »

...Band. I had initially turned down. I didn't feel that the author had delineated the black man in the play carefully enough. I felt he was too weak. When I returned to the play, I told them I would be delighted to do it if they would strengthen his fight, if he wouldn't go under quite so easily...

Author: By Jeffrey S. Golden, | Title: Genet's The Blacks: A Director's Viewpoint | 2/5/1970 | See Source »

Northeastern University has secured court injunctions prohibiting several student leaders from participating in demonstrations that would interfere with either a G. E. recruiting effort or Hayakawa's speech. The University has also hired off-duty Boston policemen to strengthen the University's security force...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Northeastern University Prepares For Anti-Hayakawa Demonstration | 1/28/1970 | See Source »

...tribal loyalties that stand in the way of nation building. Had the Ibo secession worked, some of Africa's 6,000 other tribal groups would undoubtedly have been encouraged to seek independence, setting back the process of political modernization indefinitely. Conversely, the victory of the central government may strengthen the forces that hope to create strong federal systems in Africa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Africa's Divided House | 1/26/1970 | See Source »

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