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PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 2--Harvard's longest extant undefeated string came to an inglorious ending this afternoon as the powerful Yale cross country team edged out the varsity 26 to 29 on a rain-soaked Princeton course. The Crimson did beat their Tiger hosts, however...

Author: By William C. Sigal, | Title: Yale Snaps Harrier Skein at 19 In 26-29 Triumph Over Crimson | 11/3/1956 | See Source »

Angus Wilson is a social satirist with an itchy trigger finger. The novel is his shooting gallery, and the characters he sets up as targets not only have clay feet but clay minds and clay hearts as well. Anglo-Saxon Attitudes is his longest, cleverest and most annihilating display of literary marksmanship to date, and after it is all over, what hangs in the air is the acrid odor of an unrelenting misanthropy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Carnival of Humbug | 10/29/1956 | See Source »

...living in a world of words and phrases for so long that they can no longer recognize action when they see it. And when it comes to a really critical matter like political leadership, we recall a fact that all of us have seen in our daily lives: the longest lectures almost always come from those with least experience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Candidate | 10/15/1956 | See Source »

Princeton ended Penn's longest winning streak in three seasons at one victory by overpowering the mild Quakers, 34 to 0. Sophomore Fred Tiley scored twice, and Penn did not cross midfield without the aid of a penalty...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: All Ivy Hosts Beaten; Elis, Tigers Triumph | 10/15/1956 | See Source »

...Puritans carried on a strong running attack, with Paul London making the longest run. London sprinted 60 yards in the third quarter, enabling Ted Streder to score on the next play...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Winthrop, Eliot Win First Games | 10/13/1956 | See Source »

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