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Despite the shortage of high finishes, there were a number of strong individual performances for the Crimson. Sophomore Chris Sullivan placed third in the high jump with a personal best 6-ft., 10 1/2-in, while senior Stephen Pinney snared fourth in the pole vault with a height of 14-ft., 8-in., and junior Don LaVigne's time of 54.38 in the 400-meter hurdles earned him a seventh-place finish...
...office workers in Colombo hurried along Gasworks Street toward the bus station. Some passengers dawdled for a moment before boarding, to sip pineapple juice or buy a bag of plantains from one of the many kiosks. For some, that decision proved fatal. The explosion came at the very height of the rush hour, ripping through the open- air depot and setting buses ablaze. Those who were not killed instantly were stunned, deafened or knocked unconscious by the blast. "People were running and screaming all around me," said B.D. Premadasa, a government worker, "and two were burning inside...
...reflect on baseball uniforms? Well, like the alleged flat seam on the baseball, the height of the mound, the spitball or the tricks the wind plays on a fly ball, the uniform is just another nuance of the game...
Steve Pinney nabbed an individual title in the pole vault by clearing a height of 14-ft., 6-in.--half a foot higher than the second place finisher--while Donald LaVigne edged out the competition in a close 400-meter intermediate hurdle race...
Even critics admit that many of the demonstration projects will alleviate serious local bottlenecks and spur economic development. Take the $53 million in federal funds to raise the height of the 136-ft.-tall Talmadge Memorial Bridge spanning the Savannah River. According to Georgia officials, the Port of Savannah has lost an estimated 1 million tons of shipping because modern container vessels cannot get under the existing bridge. "Something has to happen," says Robert Goethe, assistant director of the Georgia Ports Authority. "The ships are getting bigger, and the bridge is not getting taller...