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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...name. But as admitted members of the Red Army Faction, they presumably conform to a generic profile of the contemporary terrorists put together by the computers of the Federal Criminal Office. Almost all the known disciples of Andreas Baader are well-educated products of respectable-sometimes prominent-middle-and upper-middle-class homes. Unlike the student radicals of the late '60s who lashed out against "capitalist exploitation," imperialism and the U.S. involvement in Viet Nam, today's German terrorists seem strikingly apolitical. In the coffeehouses of university towns, they are called Spontis-for spontaneous radicals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WEST GERMANY: Ambush in a Civil War | 9/19/1977 | See Source »

...Harvard players began to get their footing on the wet grass, scoring chances started to open up. At the 30 minute mark, Tommy Hsiao took a pass from Lee Nelson and launched a missle off his left foot toward the upper right-hand corner of the net--only to be robbed by goalie John McElaney...

Author: By John Donley, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Columbia Lions Spoil Harvard Soccer Opener, 3-1 | 9/19/1977 | See Source »

...YORK--And so on a sultry afternoon in that region of upper Manhattan affectionatcly referred to as Devil's Elbow, they kicked off the 1977 Ivy football season with a big loud slurp...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: One Down, Eight to Go: Harvard 21, Columbia 7 | 9/19/1977 | See Source »

From such extraneous factors do the final scores of football games get determined, but on this sultry afternoon, on this sluggish field, in sweaty upper Manhattan, the final score still favored Harvard...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: One Down, Eight to Go: Harvard 21, Columbia 7 | 9/19/1977 | See Source »

...Restic did not say how much better, so while the Lions, who have slowly edged closer to mediocrity during Campbell's brief tenure in Upper Manhattan, may be improved over last fall's 3-6 club, they shouldn't be improved enough to ruin the Crimson's first road opener since the Marshall Plan...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: '77 Football Season Gets Off to a Roaring Start | 9/16/1977 | See Source »

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