Word: australian
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Melbourne, Australian Miler John Landy, aiming for a world record four-minute mile, came within a breathtaking two seconds of it in 4:02, just six-tenths off Gunder Hagg's record of 1945. Plainly discouraged, Landy said, "I've done as well as I can. I'm running for fun from now on. If I do the four-minute mile, it will be a fluke...
AUSTRALIA, which imports 7,000,000 bbls. of crude oil yearly, mostly from the Middle East and Indonesia, may soon have its own oilfield. West Australian Petroleum Proprietary Ltd., which is 80% owned by Caltex (jointly owned by the Texas Co. and Standard Oil of California) and 20% by the Australian firm Ampol, has just brought in the continent's first producing well 700 miles north of Perth. The news sent stock in Ampol's subsidiary, Ampol Exploration, soaring from $2.02 to $15.12 on the Melbourne exchange...
...Then the Australian came back to swim the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:22, bettering by 2.8 seconds the varsity record Ken Emerson '53 not in Philadelphia last February...
Best possibility of all is Dave Hawkins, Captain of last year's Yardling squad. the Australian is strong in free style sprints and, judging by his pool records and National AAU championships, should swim through all competition in the butterfly and regular breast stroke...
...committee will act as a sort of Haison office, telling interested undergrads the names of Australian, Indian...