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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After three seasons, Bartlett went on to become the top caddy at Rochester. He explains his success by saying, "I always tried to work really hard and that's why I did so well." Bartlett is currently semiretired but says, "I still come out for the big events...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: John Bartlett and the Saga of Hagen | 5/1/1976 | See Source »

From 1959-61 Kistiakowsky was President Eisenhower's Special Assistant for Science, a post created to restore American scientific and technological leadership after the Soviet success with Sputnik I. He severed all ties with the Defense Department in 1968 after being "double-crossed about Vietnam," he said...

Author: By M. BRETT Gladstone, | Title: Scientist Discusses Nuclear Reactor Expansion Dangers | 4/30/1976 | See Source »

...show include Point's cynical patter song ("Oh a private buffoon is a light-hearted loon"), "Were I thy bride," during which Phoebe dallies with Wilfred while her father steals his keys, and "A man who would woo a fair maid," Fairfax's own testament to his success as a lover...

Author: By Julia M. Klein, | Title: Jests, Jibes and Cranks | 4/29/1976 | See Source »

Brandeis might have been playing in the rain, for all the success it had against the mighty, 10-1 netwomen. The Brandeis team, which plays its full varsity schedule in the fall, claimed only two players with previous varsity experience. It wasn't hard to tell which two they were...

Author: By Stephen W. Parker, | Title: Sailors Off Course at Regattas | 4/28/1976 | See Source »

Howe has written a rich and beautiful story of the process of acculturation in America. He has immortalized "obscure men" like Louis Borgenicht who became wealthy by working his way up in the clothing industry but who ended his life "not quite comfortable in any world, visibly a success but uncertain where to register its impact, a stranger, perhaps, even to himself," But even though the characters and emotions are all there, Howe may have written the wrong script...

Author: By Diane Sherlock, | Title: American Diaspora | 4/26/1976 | See Source »

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