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Dates: during 1970-1979
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John Chafee (2:15.3) edged Campbell (2:15.5) in the 1000 and Scott Dolson placed third to complete still another sweep...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Track Downs B.C., 67-51, With Magic and Balance | 12/13/1976 | See Source »

Nobel Prize winners William N. Lipscomb, Lawrence Professor of Chemistry, and MIT professor Samuel C.C. Ting remain in Sweden after receiving their Nobel awards at a ceremony last Friday. They are two of seven men who received the awards in the American sweep of this year's Nobel Prizes...

Author: By Deborah Gelin, | Title: Nobel Prizes | 12/13/1976 | See Source »

Current tri-captain Jeff Campbell did not let the graduation losses bother him, as he ran a 4:12.4 mile to lead Reed Eichner and Stein Rafto in a sweep of that event...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Track Downs B.C., 67-51, With Magic and Balance | 12/13/1976 | See Source »

...College and fortified with a letter of introduction from one of his professors, Thomas B. Morgan came to New York City in 1949 for an interview at an earnest little journal of ideas called Politics. "You've got a job," said Editor Dwight Macdonald, handing Morgan a broom. "Sweep out the room. We just folded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Old Left, New Broom | 12/6/1976 | See Source »

Among other ethnic groups, Carter did better. In Rhode Island, which has the highest unemployment rate in the nation (11%), Catholic blue-collar workers, responding to union drives, cast thousands of pocketbook votes for Carter, helping him sweep the state. Said Margaret McKenna, Carter's campaign chairman in Rhode Island: "The turnout was big because the people feared that another term for Ford would have been disastrous for the state. The economy has been in constant decline in Rhode Island, and Ford was blamed for it." Carter also took some 56% of the Irish and about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE VOTE: Marching North from Georgia | 11/15/1976 | See Source »

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