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...Swanson's horses was a stud named Amigo S, who had some speed on him, and in 1947 Swanson began racing on the quarter-horse circuit. Riding without boots, to cut weight, he twice tied the world record for the furlong (12.3 seconds). Then Amigo S came up lame, and Swanson found an art school at Carmel, Calif. near the ocean, so he could exercise him in salt water. Mornings, he broke horses to make a living-"I'd have half a dozen of them lined up in the corral, already saddled, and I'd ride them...
Full-Feathered Lame Duck...
Harvard officials worry that legislation affecting the University--bills that would increase grants for scientific research and aid to medical school students, as well as a measure designed to revamp federal patent procedures--may be ignored in the upcoming "lame duck" congressional session as Republicans wait for their new reinforcements to arrive and Democrats try to bandage their wounded...
Carnesale, who will continue to teach and serve as associate director of the Kennedy School of Government's Center for Science and International Affairs, said yesterday he does "not expect any action to be taken during a lame duck session, nor would I encourage...
...Douglas Price, professor of Government, also said-he believes a lame-duck status might provide the incentive for Carter to attempt resolution of the hostage crisis by January