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...reason was simply that the euphoria, in his view, was getting out of hand. And mindful of past occasions when rosy prognostications had ended in a nationwide letdown, the President decided last week that it was time to inject some sober realism into the mood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: New Realism | 7/22/1966 | See Source »

Weekend at Dunkirk. This random, well-photographed essay on the futility of war will prove a letdown to audiences lured by the marquee pull of Jean-Paul Belmondo. As a French soldier sweating through the British evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940, Belmondo braves German bullets, saves Catherine Spaak from rape, and growls defiance in a flat Yankee accent. Seems he has been dubbed as well as drubbed, and any nuances that his gravelly, one-of-a-kind voice might have lent to the performance are effectively erased. With only one ace in the whole, the distributors of Dunkirk might have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Battle Lines | 6/3/1966 | See Source »

Furthermore, Cornell is in the thick of a torrid Ivy League race, and simply can't afford to suffer a letdown against a second-division team. The Big Red has a 5-2 mark in league play; Penn. Princeton, and Cornell are all tied for first with 6-1 marks...

Author: By R. ANDREW Seyer, | Title: Crimson Five to Face Cornell Squad Tonight | 2/11/1966 | See Source »

...track team should have little trouble with Boston College at Briggs Cage on Saturday afternoon. Old injurious and a post-holiday letdown could hurt Harvard, but prospects for the third straight victory this year are bright...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Runners May Romp | 1/7/1966 | See Source »

...varsity game at 8:30 p.m. should be quite a letdown, but it might be a happy occasion for Harvard fans. Holy Cross was hit hard by graduation losses, and with some good shooting the Crimson might even score a runaway victory...

Author: By R.andrew Beyer, | Title: Crimson Five to Stifle Lackluster Holy Cross | 12/4/1965 | See Source »

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