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BORN: June 17, 1943, Harrisburg, Pa. EDUCATION: Emory U, B.A., 1965; Tulane U, M.A., 1968, Ph.D., 1971 FAMILY: Wife, Marianne Ginther; two children RELIGION: Baptist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Professor POLITICAL CAREER: Republican nominee for U.S. House, 1974, 1976; U.S. House 1978- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1399, Roswell...
...math teacher Jacqueline Battley (whom he married a year after graduation, having sought her out at Emory University, where she had gone to teach) broke up in painful circumstances. She was in the hospital recovering from cancer when he came to discuss the divorce terms. Remarried now to Marianne Ginther, he remains close to his two daughters from his earlier marriage...
...Grand Prix of Monaco, first race counting toward the world driving championship. Urging his B.R.M. into the lead on the 53rd lap, the mustachioed Hill zipped through Monte Carlo's narrow streets at a record average of 72.6 m.p.h. to beat the U.S.'s Richie Ginther by one lap and win the 195-mile race for the second straight year. Scotland's Jimmy Clark, the 1963 champion, was forced to abandon his Lotus when it lost oil pressure six miles from the finish...
...r.p.m.) provided no slowing effect on corners, putting a fantastic strain on the brakes. Nevertheless, the car never even needed a change of tires; and Britain's Graham Hill, the 1962 Grand Prix champion, who shared the wheel with the U.S.'s Richie Ginther, completed the full 24 hours at an average speed of 108 m.p.h. for seventh place overall. Said Hill: "Just like a Sunday afternoon drive with my family...
...B.R.M. (for British Racing Motors) into the lead on the very first lap, Hill poured it on for 86 laps, hitting 180 m.p.h. on the straightaway, taking the corners with precision. At the finish, he was 30 seconds ahead of the No. 2 man, the U.S.'s Richie Ginther, in another B.R.M. Hill's average speed for 307 miles: a whistling 123.5 m.p.h...