Word: discusion
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...Luke which will suffocate most readers in its lavender logorrhea. Lucanus. as the author calls the Greek physician who wrote the third Gospel and the Acts, meets all the specifications for women's historical fiction. He is lithe, blond, radiantly handsome and invincible at fencing, foot races, discus-throwing and the standing broad jump. He is an accomplished linguist and, of course, a shrewd internist and master surgeon; he often needs only a short talk or a touch of the hand to heal the sick...
...comparative newcomer, refused to accept their second-and third-prize medals by her side, they were stripped of their right ever to receive the medals, and the elder Zybina was barred from the trip to Stockholm (TIME, Aug. 18). Also barred was Nina Ponoma-reva, the hefty discus thrower who was caught shoplifting in London two years ago. A sort of Maria Callas in a track suit, Nina had made her outbursts of temperament famous. She was accused of being "egotistical and uncomradely." All this was part of a stern new government campaign to eradicate a disease called "The Stardom...
...specialist in hurling the discus a country mile (168 ft. 8½ in. in 1952 Olympics), burly Schoolteacher Nina Ponomareva, 29, was herself hurled-right off the U.S.S.R. track and field team. Bounced with her, for "egotistical and uncomradely conduct," was another chunky champ, Shot Putter Galina Zybina. For Nina, disgrace was nothing new: visiting London for a track meet in 1956, she raised hackles and eyebrows by walking out of a shop with five filched hats under her arm. later coughed up $8.82 in court costs to get free of stern British...
Johnson increased his margin with a second in the hurdles, as Kuznetsov finished third. He won the discus, lost some ground when Kuznetsov edged him for second in the pole vault. Then Rafe uncorked a prodigious heave of 238 ft. 1⅞ in. for an easy triumph in the javelin, to sew it up. His winning margin was better than 400 points...
...debit side, the Crimson faces trouble in both dashes and both hurdles, the javelin, and the discus. Much will depend on the performances of Al Gordon in the 220; Dave Rosenthal in the lows; and John DeKiewiet in the discus...