Word: gene
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When Lynda Ballard, 31, a veteran of 750 parachute jumps, learned that Husband Gene, 34, who has made 1,800 skydives, wanted to end their 15-year marriage, she refused to accept the divorce papers. "Hell no!" she said. "You'll have to give them to me in free fall...
...sunny Saturday the couple, along with their lawyer, Steve Schlosser, and six of their closest friends, leaped out of three planes flying 10,500 ft. above the airport in Antioch, Calif. The plan called for Gene to hand over the papers to Schlosser, who would in turn relay them to Lynda. Then everybody would form a ring and give Lynda a kiss before yanking their ripcords and coming down to earth...
...still, Vastola is a cool customer. A rather unwarranted knee, even in that particular place, would not usually ruffle him. Gene Vastola was disappointed...
...ECAC s collecting equipment, taking apart the six fencing strips and transforming the basketball floor of the IAB back into its original state. He seemed completely immersed in his work. But when asked about the performance of 1979's top Ivy foil fencer, he said, "Gene fenced well, but I really expected he would take this championship. This was his year." Ben Zivkovic was disappointed...
Only captain Gene Vastola survived the preliminary rounds (which determined the team champions), and even he made it to the finals by only the barest of margins (see column at left). Once in the finals, Vastola, who had a shot at third until his last bout, placed sixth...