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...problem that concerns all Indy competitors and the future of the race itself: safety. In pursuit of the richest purse in racing, the syndicates that build the $33,000 space-age racing machines have reached a point where many drivers think they are sacrificing safety to attain speeds of 200 m.p.h. and more. Britain's David Hobbs described driving on the ancient, windswept Indy track as "the art of low-level aviation." A.J. Foyt, three-time Indy winner, does not share the peculiar machismo that causes some drivers to resist safety changes. "The speed in big-time racing today...
...hands Margaret Court a big cup of Budweiser and Danny bolts for it. She gives him the cup and he takes a good Aussie swig with both hands firmly around the rim and as he plops it down on her severe white tennis dress. He has also managed to attain a beard of froth...
Cease to care for what you won't attain...
...competitiveness Kinkade believes they have banished is actually resurrected; this is a new form of amour propre: the desire to outdo the other in altruism. The person who works the hardest creates the greatest amount of leisure time for everyone; each member is driven by public opinion to attain this ideal and in turn forces it upon the others, for no one wants to be the object of community disapproval or ostracism...
Unless Penn performs at a level it has failed to attain all season, Harvard should win easily. The Crimson have better times in 10 of 11 swimming events, although the fact that Penn might shave some men could reduce this margin. The Crimson's superiority in the freestyles is clearcut. Rich Baughman should win easily in the 1000-yd. free, especially since Rusty Varley, the Quakers top distance freestyler, has quit the team. Either captain Fred Mitchell or Rich Baughman will be the favorite...