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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...several respects, a victory, and a decisive one, over Army. is mandatory. The Cadets are a much weaker squad than they were last winter, when forwards Dave Merhar and Tony Curran scored nearly 200 points to pace them to a highly successful season, and with both performers gone. Army is only a shadow of its former self...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Varsity Skaters to Take on Army In Round One of Garden Tourney | 12/19/1969 | See Source »

This book, laid in Ireland at the start of World War II, tells of a 17-year-old. Everylad who feels himself a failure and is at odds with his father and siblings. The work possesses authenticity and humor; the writing is literate and well above average. The weaker portions are overshadowed by the tremendous impact of the final pages, where the boy finds a meaning for his life as he works to help victims of a German bombing-raid...

Author: By Caldwell Ticomb, | Title: Satan and Sex in School: A Worldwide Plot | 12/13/1969 | See Source »

...endorsed candidate who failed to win was Harvard Ed School student Francis X. Hayes. Though Hayes ran fifth in the initial count, he failed to pick up strength as weaker candidates were eliminated, and their votes redistributed according to the City's Proportional Representation electoral system...

Author: By William R. Galeota, | Title: Voters Choose CCA Majorities On Council, School Committee | 11/10/1969 | See Source »

...only three Ivy teams stand between the Crimson and its first Ivy title since the days of Chris Ohiri in the early '60's. Princeton will be tough. The Tigers fought Penn with determination before losing 2-1 two weeks ago. Brown is weaker than usual. but it has never been an easy match. Yale has been decimated by injuries. but may be able to put something together...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Powers of the Press | 11/5/1969 | See Source »

...will probably top the ticket again and win election on the first round with votes from their respective bases among lower-income Irish and more affluent Irish. Vellucci will sweep up East Cambridge "number ones," add a few votes from Sullivan's surplus, get some more when weaker Italian and Portuguese candidates are eliminated, and make it into the winner's circle after a couple of days of counting the vote...

Author: By William R. Galeota, | Title: Cambridge Council Race | 11/3/1969 | See Source »

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