Word: wilson
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Deeply Disturbed. Even though non-whites account for only 2% of Britain's population, Prime Minister Harold Wilson's Laborites bowed to mounting public pressure and rammed emergency legislation through Parliament to shut off the flood of Asians from East Africa. The British have become increasingly concerned about the thousands of Asians entering the country each month (v. only about 500 a month in former years) as a result of Kenya's intensified job and economic discrimination against them. Under the new law, Britain will admit a fixed total of 1,500 Asian household heads a year...
Speculation continued on the identity of Wilson's successor. Several names have been mentioned in informed circles, including those of two successful local coaches, but a decision has not yet been reached...
HANOVER, N.H., Tues., March 5-- With seven seconds left in Floyd Wilson's Harvard basketball coaching career, junior guard Eric Gustavson calmly sank two free throws to bring the Crimson a 75-72 victory over Dartmouth here tonight...
Harvard called time out and Wilson chose the poised Gustavson to bring the ball up court. The blond gunner was fouled by Steinmanis. Reacting quickly, the officials gave Gustavson two shots, calling Steinmanis's infraction an intentional foul...
...great thrill for Wilson to close out his 14-year career with impressive victories over third place Yale and fourth-place Dartmouth. Once again, Harvard basketball fans are left with the haunting feeling that maybe next year will be the year...