Word: heighted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...manner of reducing schemes, from daily jogging to lengthy sojourns at high-priced fat farms. To what effect? Very little, says the National Center for Health Statistics, an offshoot of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. In fact, the center reports, men and women in most age and height groups actually weigh more than they did 15 years...
...findings on a comparison between a survey taken in 1960-62 and a second study, covering 13,671 individuals selected at random as representative of the entire U.S. population, conducted in 1971-74. The reported weight gains varied widely, up to 14 Ibs., depending on the sex, age and height of the subjects (see chart). But overall, they show that nearly the whole population is growing heavier. In the early 1960s, the average American woman...
...gush over my cute accent would now be made to pay through the nose for it. Young Chatworth gave a bitter laugh as he remembered how he used to flinch and try to hide that accent. Pah! Does the bearded lady shave? Does Tom Thumb lie about his height? Use it, boy. Sell anything...
...record holder in the long jump, he can hurdle clumps of defensive linemen. He is strong enough to walk 50 yds. on his hands - and to stiff-arm would-be tacklers almost as far. Says Bears Coach Jack Pardee: "To me, he's a big man without great height. He's big in every sense - bone structure, muscle structure. He's got great leg strength and back strength. He has fine agility and is light on his feet." Light enough, in fact, to boogie them second place in a national Soul Train dance contest during college...
With superior depth, height, a better shooting touch and quicker passing, Springfield won this game going away from the depleted Crimson. James Naismith will rest easy in his grave as he savors this victory of his hometown companions...