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...bearded 22-year-old in the green mesh T-shirt wearing number 16 became the 78th winner of the Boston Marathon yesterday. The Irish-born Cusack ran away from the pack to finish the 26-mile, 385-yard course in 2:13:39, the second fastest victory ever for the B.A.A. event...
COMMODITIES. Last year the hottest items were soybeans and wheat; this year the fastest action is in sugar and metals. On the Chicago Board of Trade, Dealer Larry Blum says, "silver was going up in a day as much as it ordinarily does in a year." The biggest silver speculator is Dallas Centimillionaire Nelson Bunker Hunt, who has used his petro-wealth to buy millions of dollars worth of future contracts for silver. Unlike most commodities gamblers, Hunt has accepted delivery on some of the metal, which he apparently intends to hoard until the price goes higher...
Video games seem to have caught on fastest with college students. On some campuses, playing them is the second most popular pastime after streaking. They are popular, too, at bowling alleys, skating rinks and the like. But they also appeal to the proprietors of staid businesses that would never have permitted a standard pinball machine through the door, including some high-class restaurants and hotels. The reasons: despite a high purchase price (about $1,100), the machines are cheaper and easier to maintain than mechanical games...
...Yntema picked up an 11th here and should improve considerably on that. His overall performance will once again be a key to Harvard's team chances. Clay Evans of UCLA is fastest qualifier; Trembley is the defending titleholder...
Bicycle touring is one of the fastest-growing areas of cycling, with good reason. A strong cyclist can cover 100 miles a day, carrying all of his equipment with him, and pay only a couple dollars a day for food...