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The Army tennis team upset Harvard. 5-4, at West Point on Saturday and spoiled the Crimson's chances of retaining sole possession of second place in the Eastern Intercollegiate Tennis League.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Army Tops Crimson Netmen, 5-4; Three Tied for Second in League | 5/4/1970 | See Source »

John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson spoiled news photographers assigned to the White House. Nowadays the cameramen are thinking wistfully of the good old days: of shots of John John playing under his father's desk, of a husky Kennedy in bathing trunks on a Southern California beach, of L.B.J...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The White House: Camera Shy | 4/13/1970 | See Source »

Danger and Blame. Unfortunately for U.C., it has met an unexpected master at that game. By the time Reagan came to power, the university was used to having the legislature approve between 96% and 98% of its budget requests. When the new Governor began tightening the budget and exerting regental...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: The Governor v. the University | 3/30/1970 | See Source »

There the discipline proved as rigid as the convent's, with classical presentations of Racine, Corneille and Molière. But Geneviève could never quite adhere to any tradition. Two months before graduation, she was offered a part in a professional production of The Barber of Seville...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: A Kitten Purring Beethoven | 3/30/1970 | See Source »

It can be argued that U.S. inefficiency is more apparent than real. Americans expect too much?they have been spoiled by riches, demanding smoother operation and greater variety than any economic system could provide. Many housewives, for example, are convinced that modern appliances break down more often than did old...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: America the Inefficient | 3/23/1970 | See Source »

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