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...Foil fencer Gene Vastola asked the director for time, took hold of the end of his blade and began to bend it to the desired shape; the blade broke. That episode typified Harvard's experiences Saturday as Princeton turned a fencing match that was supposed to be close into an 18-9 shellacking...
...foil fencers move together, their blades meet, there is a flurry of action and the director (i.e. referee) shouts "halt." He glances at the electric lights that indicate whether a fencer has been touched and both the red and green are lighted. He stands puzzled, trying to decide who attacked first, and thus should get the point. His deliberation is interrupted by a shout from the Harvard sideline, "Nice attack, Anne." The director, his memory refreshed, relaxes and remarks confidently, "there's an attack from the right, touch for Harvard...
...Foil for Radar...
...mention dangers that Thor Heyerdahl may face on his new voyage because his reed boat will not show up on radar screens [Nov. 28]. It could be made to appear as big as a destroyer on radar screens by simply wrapping a roll of aluminum foil around each of those beautifully crafted hull points used only for aesthetic purposes. The foil could be laid beneath the outer covering of reed to preserve the "purist" intent of Tigris...
...amid great predictions that their marriage would last six months. It lasted for 57 years, and Winston called it "the most fortunate and joyous event" of his life. During his long exile in the political wilderness, her intelligence, her tact and her faith in him made her the perfect foil for his tempestuous outbursts and black depressions. The mother of five (only two survive: Actress Sarah Churchill and Mary Soames, wife of Diplomat Christopher Soames), she accompanied her husband on wartime missions abroad, even on late-night inspections of London during the blitz. Last February, to meet expenses, she began...