Word: bike
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Thirty-three bicyclists pumped and wheezed 12.8 miles to a nearby women's college yesterday in the 27th annual Harvard-Wellesley bike race. Seven faint hearts dropped...
...winner--Ronald L. Wallenfang 2L--crossed the finish line in an adjusted time of 38 minutes, 1.9 seconds, riding a standard bike dubbed "The Old Nixon." Seconds after finishing, Wallenfang gasped "I'm sorry I forgot my Nixon button," then recovered his breath and added "I'm glad I won; I can use the new bike...
...details of last week's shooting are admittedly peculiar. The use of the pistol was clearly legal, since the thief threatened the officer's life by driving the stolen bike at him. But the policeman apparently fired the shot only after the bike had passed, hitting the bike's driver in the back--which could raise some question about the officer's judgment in resorting to his pistol...
...leave behind her 175-cc. B.S.A. motorcycle and all her swinging siblings: Julian, 27, a London film maker and male fashion model; Jane, 25, wife of a Carnaby Street boutique owner; Victoria, 21, granny-style dresser and folk-rock fan; and Francis, 14, who rides his own 350-cc. bike...
...record player when he was two years old, later crouched wide-eyed in the corner during his father's lessons and chamber-music rehearsals. With his retentive memory and faultless ear, he was soon whistling Paganini caprices in the original key while riding his bike or playing cricket...