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...something of an anti-climax from these great Achaean contests. The Crimson also took on The Advocate and The Lampoon, but in the less taxing sport of tug-of-war, which was, inexplicably, as popular at Harvard then as Frisbie throwing is today...
...politicians could have survived such accusations. Alioto has. He has in fact been cleared of all the civil and criminal charges. The final round, unless he decides to sue a third time, of his frustrating three-year legal tug of war with Look came to a close two weeks ago when the jury in the second trial of his libel suit against the magazine voted 12 to 0 in his favor, agreeing that the article was substantially false and that it defamed Alioto. Thus vindicated, the ebullient, violin-playing mayor is now being touted as the California Democrat with...
Seth Low made the official greeting for the City of Brooklyn, the Marines presented arms, a signal flag was dropped nearby and instantly there was a crash of a gun from the Tennessee. Then the whole fleet commenced firing. Steam whistles on every tug, steamboat, ferry, every factory along the river, began to scream. More cannon boomed. Bells rang, people were cheering wildly on every side. The band played "Hail to the Chief" maybe six or seven more times and, at the sight of Arthur 'the great multitude in the station arose and gave vent to the wildest enthusiasm...
...week's end, the great Saigon tug of war spilled into a fourth day with no announced end to the maneuvering, while Kissinger flew off, apparently to Cambodia, for additional parleys. The word was out that Thieu had reluctantly agreed on at least one part of the plan: the ceasefire. But he was also said to be digging in against other key provisions of the Kissinger agreement that the Communists certainly regard as vital. Thieu was reportedly unhappy about the caretaker-government provision and adamantly opposed to any basic change in the present constitution that might open...
Brad, who says he's "leaning towards President Nixon," kicked off the big weekend by sponsoring a Tug-of-War between the class of '74 and the class of '75 on Thursday night...