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Cleveland, poor Cleveland, will not scare anybody this year. It remains to opposing pitchers more than he does the Indian management. The sudden Sam McDowell trade brought in Gaylord Perry to anchor the worst pitching staff in the league, but Perry may not have many good seasons left. Watch for the Indians to lose, lose, lose...

Author: By Charles B. Straus iii, | Title: CBS Reports | 4/15/1972 | See Source »

Finally, in the two mile relay, Clayton ran the anchor leg, and again had to play catch-up--which he did as Harvard won in 7:55.3, more than two seconds ahead of Yale...

Author: By E.j. Dionne, | Title: Thinclads Demolish Yale, Princeton | 2/22/1972 | See Source »

Clayton came back in the 2 mile relay. Running as anchor man, he was clocked at 1:52.2, "the fastest half-mile time this year," according to Hunt...

Author: By E. J. Dionne, | Title: Northeastern Beats Harvard for GBC Title | 2/7/1972 | See Source »

...Moynihan of Tufts took the Most Outstanding Performer award with wins in the mile and two-mile runs, and a strong anchor leg in the two-mile relay. In the two-mile, he set a new meet and facility record in 8:49.2. Harvard's Mike Koerner and Ric Rojas took second and third respectively...

Author: By E. J. Dionne, | Title: Northeastern Beats Harvard for GBC Title | 2/7/1972 | See Source »

Hurt by jet-age competition, the Queens began losing money, and in the late 1960s both were sold to American investors, who intended to use them as hotels and tourist attractions. After rolling at anchor at Port Everglades, Fla., the Queen Elizabeth was resold in 1970 for $3.2 million to Hong Kong Shipping Magnate C.Y. Tung. Renaming the ship Seawise University (a play on his initials), Tung began refitting her as a combination floating school and luxury cruise ship. With the work about 90% completed, she was almost ready for sea trials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: End of the Queen Elizabeth | 1/24/1972 | See Source »

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