Word: heights
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Weather Bureau meteorologist blamed the blizzard on an aberration in the jet stream, the 60-200 knot current that blows from west to east at a height of 30,000 to 40,000 ft. Normally, during the winter, the stream heads out to sea around the latitude of Philadelphia, serves as a buffer between arctic cold and warm, moist southern air. This year, as if answering an airlines commercial, the stream headed on down to Jacksonville before departing the U.S., and allowed the arctic air to freeze the moisture-laden southern front on its way north. The result was already...
Harvard's rebounding was a decisive factor in the upset. At times Princeton had a height advantage of nearly three inches per man, but the Crimson held a 41-39 edge in rebounding. Barry Williams played one of the finest games of his career, grabbing 16 rebounds and scoring 15 points...
Epic Feuds. For the customer who failed to appreciate his fare, Soule reserved an icy stare. To the diner who bickered over the check he delivered his ultimate gesture of contempt: puffing himself up to his full height (5 ft. 5 in.), he would rip up the check and say, "Good night. You have been guests of Le Pavilion...
Princeton is a fine, well-disciplined squad. Now that Bill Bradley has graduated, the Tigers have been forced to play team basketball -- and they're doing it successfully. No Princeton player is averaging more than 12 points per game, but the Tigers have talent height and depth...
Home in Frustration. Retailers everywhere in the U.S. still face the probability of late deliveries-perhaps even sales-losing shortages-of Easter finery. Reason: at least 125,000 New York garment workers were unable to reach their cutting tables and sewing machines at the height of the seasonal production rush. Some buyers in town for spring-fashion showings went home in frustration; others turned to the growing garment centers in Dallas and Los Angeles. Eastern buyers, many there for the first time, helped swell the attendance by 33% at California Market Week in Los Angeles. In Denver, one store canceled...