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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...high jump, Brown's Chris Vellturo copped first with a paltry leap of six feet even; Harvard nabbed the two remaining spots, earning points for a jump...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Thinclads Storm Past Hapless Bruins in Opener | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

Other point-scoring field performances came from Gus Udo and Ben Midlo (second and third in the long jump, respectively) and Bill Shea, who took third in the triple jump...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Thinclads Storm Past Hapless Bruins in Opener | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

...they did against the Minutemen, the Crimson reverted to a helter-skelter playground offense when Villanova applied pressure. Desperate long-range jump shots often reentered the atmosphere far from their target, and sloppy dribbling caused 19 Harvard turnovers...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Women Cagers Fall Again | 12/1/1979 | See Source »

Since January, gasoline prices have risen by about 45%, to a current national average of $1.01 per gal. Daniel Lundberg, whose Lundberg Letter is widely regarded as the most reliable gauge of gasoline marketing trends, figures that prices are poised to jump to $1.18 per gal. by year's end, a startling 17% rise in a little more than a month. Reason: with the troubles in Iran, big industrial users of oil as well as gasoline will now begin building up their stockpiles and tightening the market, sending prices soaring. That will put a pinch on the already strained...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Economy Becomes a Hostage | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

...jump from the Eastern champions to NCAA title contenders is a very big one. No squad can reasonably expect to challenge the country's swimming superpowers at the NCAA meet unless it is challenged consistently throughout the season. Likewise, the several potential Olympians on the Crimson squad need head-to-head competition with their peers if they are to earn the right to participate in next summer's Moscow Olympics...

Author: By John S. Bruce, | Title: Swimmers Ready for Season's Challenges | 11/20/1979 | See Source »

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