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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...talent as by overconfidence. Both teams took early leads on a lackadaisical Harvard squad, and before the Crimson knew it, they faced the prospect of catch-up fencing. "Because of those two losses and the scare Duke gave us Friday, we will always start our first team even against weaker opponents," coach Marion said...

Author: By Martin R. Garay iii, | Title: Fencers Favored In Trinity Match | 2/9/1971 | See Source »

...sung by the characters. The tendency, then, is for the music to become somewhat subordinate to, and tied to, the structure of the words. The Who's Tommy avoided the problem by keeping very close to pure rock performance; but Tommy's pretensions to being conventional opera are even weaker than Superstar's. Despite some capable back-up musicians and a particularly good performance by Ian Gillam as Judas, Superstar mixes rock with pop and produces too much schmaltz. The brightest moment of the whole show is an intentionally schmaltzy one, that comes when a chillingly ironic Herod mock-playfully...

Author: By Bill Beckett, | Title: The Opera Jesus Christ, Superstar Decca Records | 1/14/1971 | See Source »

Despite the massive bombing of the last two years, the United States now finds itself in a weaker position in Laos than at any time since the air war began. During the past two years, communist forces in northern Laos took the major bases of Na Khang and Moung Soui, rendered Sam Thong inactive as a center for refugee operations, and installed themselves in force southwest of the Plain of Jars for the first time. In southern Laos they captured the provincial capitals of Saravane and Attopeu, and extended their control over most of Laos' six southern provinces...

Author: By Fred Branfman, | Title: The War Air War in Laos: Human Cost | 1/7/1971 | See Source »

...others and a very clear sympathy for weaker persons." "Of all the politicians I have known," says Monnet, "Brandt stands out for one great quality: he is a generous man." Unlike so many of his generation, Brandt has no brown stain on his past?he was an active anti-Nazi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Man Of The Year: On the Road to a New Reality | 1/4/1971 | See Source »

Brown, despite being a member of the Ivy League in football, is not in the Eastern Swimming League. Instead, it competes in the New England League, which is composed of smaller colleges and is considerably weaker than the Eastern group...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Swimmers to Meet Bruins In IAB Sleepers Tonight | 12/16/1970 | See Source »

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