Word: wind
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Wind...
...celebrate the events in Louis XIV's reign. One of the most famous, L'Air, drew from the full range of the factory's 79 colors to depict, in wool, gold and silk threads, Juno, the goddess of marriage, rebuffing Boreas, the god of the north wind in Greek mythology. Courtiers understood that the real subject was Louis' marriage to Marie-Therese of Spain, which had brought to an end France's 25-year war with that country...
...Tufts squad arrived screaming with enthusiasm and appeared formidable in the opening two minutes when the wind helped the Jumbos keep the ball in Harvard territory...
Actually, Harvard completed only four of 14 passes on the way to a 30-7 victory over Lafayette amidst a gusty 25 mile-per-hour wind, but junior quarterback Ric Zimmerman demonstrated that the new Crimson offense has some spark and magination which Harvard people haven't seen in a long time...
...thing those exciting college boys should keep in mind, though. With luck, they'll wind up as pros themselves one day and have to learn how to do such boring things as block and tackle and hang onto the ball...