Word: diver
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Died. James C. ("Bud") Mars, 68, pioneer world-touring balloonist and aviator who gave Hirohito his first plane ride in Tokyo in 1911; of heart disease; in Santa Monica, Calif. A circus high diver who learned to fly in 1908, Mars recently said of his most notable flight: "I wish we had crashed in Tokyo...
...year ago last fall Bill entered Ohio State and paced the team. Last spring he enlisted in the Navy. At Great Lakes, he is one of 60 instructors giving daily swimming lessons to 32,000 landlubbing recruits. His commanding officer, Lieut. Walter N. Colbath, 1928 Olympic diver and roommate of Johnny Weissmuller, has no time for coaching. But he has watched Smith enough to state flatly that he is "a hell of a lot faster than Weissmuller in any event...
...Fenton's arms with a rope, began to lead her to Gestapo headquarters. Suddenly a "wondrous and loud and wild" whoopee sounded above their heads. "Eas ily, gracefully as a jumper on skis, Bastineau came down the chimney's broad, wooden shaft, his arms spread like a diver's, his eyes and teeth pure white and savage in his face." His heel snapped de Vaudois's wrist with a crack, his hand snatched a pistol, pumped bullets through the Nazi's heart. "So-vengeance," he snarled. Old Cousin Perrin shuffled in with food...
...Crimson will be weaker in the freestyle than was expected, as Perry Stearn, free-styler on last year's team, has pneumonia. However, Oliver P. Morton, also a veteran, will be on hand for the meet, as will Harvey Pastel, diver, and Gilbert King, Jr., breast-stroker. In addition, 20 new men have turned out who will go to Tech...
Veterans from last year on the team are Oliver P. Morton, free style swimmer; Harvey Pastel, diver; Perry Stearn, free-styler; and Gilbert King, Jr., breaststroker. In addition, 20 new men have turned out who will...