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...schedule for this weekend will provide seven "regional title games." In New Haven, Yale meets UConn for the Connecticut title. In Providence, Brown takes on URI for the Rhode Island title. In Princeton, Rutgers skirmishes the Tigers for the championship of New Jersey. In Easton, Penn squares off with Lafayette for the Pennsylvania title. In Hamilton, Cornell meets Colgate for the Upstate New York championship. In Durham, Dartmouth takes on UNH for the championship of New Hampshire. And of course, here in Cambridge, Harvard meets UMass for what some may construe as the Massachusetts title. In the only non-regional...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Petering Out | 9/29/1973 | See Source »

...Israeli Psychic Uri Geller was not pleased when our Science section disclosed in March that he had apparently hoodwinked researchers at one of the nation's leading think tanks by employing simple magician's tricks. But he has no reason to complain. Since the story was printed, he has been the subject of magazine and newspaper articles, has been called upon to demonstrate his "powers" at numerous public appearances, and was an honored guest on a television talk show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Jul. 2, 1973 | 7/2/1973 | See Source »

...President's Trophy regatta the 'Cliffe squad defeated second-place B.U., 8-19, and third-place MIT, 8-21. In the CCT Radcliffe turned back MIT, 9-13, and beat URI...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: 'Cliffe Sailors to Vie for National Title June 1, 2 In King's Point Competition | 6/1/1973 | See Source »

...varsity eight's triggered a three-race Radcliffe sweep in Sunday's competition. The 'Cliffe second eight, featuring four women who had just rowed in the feature race, staged an astounding comeback in the second half of the race to win by three seconds over UConn and URI...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Radcliffe Crew Strokes Past Williams, UConn Boats | 5/7/1973 | See Source »

...Your report on the investigation at Stanford Research Institute of the psychic power of Uri Geller [March 12] is shocking. There are good aspects, yes: first, that SRI and the team of physicists dared to examine Geller's claims; second, that the funds could be raised to pay the bill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 2, 1973 | 4/2/1973 | See Source »

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