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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Today will mark the 18th meeting between the two teams. It has been a long time since either carried much weight in the Ivy League race, but the rejuvenated Crimson and the spirited Columbia squad with its revamped offense are rising to prominence again. A note of warning to the Lions: after its heart-breaking defeat by Benham and Co. in 1956, Harvard bounced back to outscore powerful Dartmouth 28 to 21. The varsity will be out for blood again this afternoon. Harvard Squad PROBABLE STARTING LINE-UP NO. NAME POSITION 80 CAPPIELLO, DAVID L. E 84 KEOHANE, HAROLD...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Harvard vs. Columbia, 1877-1959 | 10/17/1959 | See Source »

...Committee on Educational Policy's unanimous recommendation that Harvard should not participate in any program which requires Harvard to administer a loyalty oath is a major step toward putting the full weight of the University's prestige against the loyalty provision of NDEA...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Long Road | 10/16/1959 | See Source »

...endurance and strength, but appropriate motivation in the wake state, if properly applied, can also increase the physical capacity of the subject. In an experiment designed to test the effect of hypnosis versus that of motivation on the physical capacity, Dr. Orne had hypnotized subjects hold a kilogram weight at arm's length. They were told that their arm was resting on a table (hallucinated) and that they could feel no discomfort in it. They were asked to hold the weight as long as possible without dropping it or lowering their arm. Every effort was made to maximize their performance...

Author: By Alice E. Kinzler, | Title: Researchers Investigate the Hypnotic State | 10/13/1959 | See Source »

...stockholders would lose, in taxes and stock values, about $5 billion. Said the court, applauding Du Font's presentation, and needling the Government: "The testimony [offered] by the defendants, that of men of wide experience and great responsibility for investing funds and marketing securities, must be given great weight. The type of evidence introduced by the Government, consisting of the testimony of economists without practical experience or management responsibility, cannot overcome the weight of such testimony." Then, borrowing almost the same words used earlier by Du Pont attorneys, Judge LaBuy knocked down the Government plan as "unnecessarily harsh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORPORATIONS: Victory for Investors | 10/12/1959 | See Source »

...Dinah Shore Chevy Show (NBC, 9-10 p.m.). The All-American girl is back with a couple of world champions from widely varied weight classes-Ingemar Johansson and Gwen Verdon. Color...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA,TELEVISION,THEATER: Time Listings, Oct. 5, 1959 | 10/5/1959 | See Source »

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