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Harvard regained the lead at 8:57 of the second period when left-winger Phelps Swift flicked a shot over the outstretched leg of Big Green goalie Dan Ringsred. At 9:08 referees banished Noonan to the penalty box for interference and Dartmouth's Bob Hayes tallied eight seconds into the power play to knot the score...

Author: By Elizabeth P. Eggert, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Crimson Stickmen Overwhelm Big Green, 6-2 | 2/28/1974 | See Source »

...Harvard team then proceeded to the final round where they faced the number-two-seeded team of Ratliff and Swift from Virginia. After taking a tense first set, 7-6, Lindner and Ingard went on to overwhelm the Virginians in the second set, 6-3, to win the championship...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Doubles Team Wins National Tennis Championship | 2/25/1974 | See Source »

Kevin Burke, who couldn't seem to buy a goal the last time around against Cornell, tied it up at 3:35 assisted by linemates Paul Haley and Phelps Swift. Bob Goodenow sent Harvard ahead a minute later and Danny Bolduc made...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Icemen Finally Break Big Red's Home Ice Hex | 2/19/1974 | See Source »

...lease wells that major oil companies are not operating. Some companies refer all bids to corporate directors, who may take years to answer; Exxon's local executives can usually return a yes or no answer within two weeks. Independent oilmen, indeed, almost unanimously give Exxon credit for not only swift but fair dealing. Many say that Exxon will not sign a sale, purchase or lease contract unless its officials are convinced that the transaction is good for both parties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OIL: Exxon: Testing the International Tiger | 2/18/1974 | See Source »

...miners began their nationwide strike, which could eventually bring the country to a shattering halt. Coal stocks at power stations (70% of Britain's electricity is generated by coal) are not expected to reach emergency levels for about two months. But the effects on British industry will be swift, and potentially ruinous. Said British Steel Chairman Monty Finniston: "For four to seven weeks you will get a trickle of steel, and then-curtains." The London stock market last week reflected that gloomy prospect when prices plunged to their lowest level in seven years because of what one official called...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN: Heath Takes His Case to the Voters | 2/18/1974 | See Source »

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