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...brain is diseased or malfunctioning, then his capacity for senseless violence exceeds that of any other animal, for his repertoire of behavior and his lethal abilities surpass those of other species...

Author: By Jerry T. Nepom, | Title: Books Violence and the Brain | 11/21/1970 | See Source »

...America has always been a country of great athletes," he said. "The raw material has always been there. Americans can run just as fast as anyone, and certainly the equipment and facilities in this rich country surpass most other areas...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Ivy League Soccer Highly Rated | 11/21/1970 | See Source »

...what he has done at Yale. First of all, he entered Yale without any reputation to live up to or enemies to stave off. His reputation is now well established; were he to come to Harvard, he would be expected to at least meet that reputation and most probably surpass...

Author: By Scott W. Jacobs, | Title: Seven Men Who Won't Become The 25th Harvard President | 9/23/1970 | See Source »

...what he has done at Yale. First of all, he entered Yale without any reputation to live up to or enemies to stave off. His reputation is now well established; were he to come to Harvard, he would be expected to at least meet that reputation and most probably surpass...

Author: By Scott W. Jacobs, | Title: Seven Men Who Won't Become The 25th Harvard President | 9/21/1970 | See Source »

...record 1.3 million visitors are expected to flock to Greece's shores this summer, a 24% increase over 1969. The surge has given new impetus to Greece's economic boom. According to official estimates in Athens, the nation's growth rate in 1970 will equal or surpass last year's impressive 8%. Partly in a mood of gathering confidence and partly in an effort to placate opinion abroad, the country's ruling colonels have now taken some measures to relax their dictatorship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Greece: Slight Relaxation | 8/24/1970 | See Source »

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