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...discus thrower, Al Oerter, who was the first man to hurl the discus 200 ft.; at the A.A.U. championships, Oerter got off the best series ever managed by one man in one meet, fell short of Trusenev's record by just ½ in. As Russian Coach Gavril Korobkov said: "It would be no mistake to say that our fourth match with the Amer ican team will be the most difficult...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Shooting for a Fourth | 7/6/1962 | See Source »

Thereafter Author Lawrence follows each employe home to reveal what lay back of his decision; Gregory wanting to marry, ambitious Johnny Palmet trying to get luxuries for his extravagant wife, Kati Oliver wanting to raise a child, frightened little Mureth Gavril trying to escape her mother's dominance, all with their noses close to the grindstone, all burdened with debts, worry, obligations to relatives, making unappreciated sacrifices and impossible plans. On the other side the Luth brothers are fanning a feeble flicker of business, trying to keep from taking losses, while their children make foolish marriages, family parasites drain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Hounded People | 1/4/1937 | See Source »

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