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John Tuke is Harvard's football version of the Rennaissance Man. He starts at adjuster for the Crimson defense, a polite Ivy League name for what's called the "monster man" in the Midwest. It's a position that combines the pursuit of a lineman, the hard tackling of a linebacker, and the receiver-coverage of a defensive back...
...easygoing Campbell worked as a lineman for Southern Bell Telephone Co. and a tractor dealer, then joined the Calhoun bank in 1968. He rose to vice president in three years. But Campbell apparently found his $18,000 salary inadequate. Beginning in 1971, he began diverting bank funds to his own use, pumping the money mainly into a 460-acre Angus cattle ranch he bought near Calhoun. His main technique, curiously risky in such a small town, was to take out loans in the names of other people and even a local church He filed all the proper papers, then pocketed...
...page of the News is virtually devoid of substantial news. On Dec. 20 the paper led with a review that proclaimed, "Not going to see King Kong is like passing up a chance to see one of the wonders of the world." The main story was about a defensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles who had been knifed to death. Only the diligent reader would have discovered that Jimmy Carter had just nominated three Cabinet members, including Griffin Bell as Attorney General...
...Government campaign to inoculate 86 million Americans against the virus by Christmas was lagging badly-when along came Larry Hardison of Concordia, Mo., to give the program a shot in the arm, so to speak. Federal health officials reported last week that the 32-year-old telephone lineman had developed an apparent case of the illness in October. Hardison has since recovered, but he has spurred thousands to roll up their sleeves. The average daily number of New York City residents seeking shots almost doubled following the bulletin on Hardison's illness...
...Game. The afternoon offered a brilliant Colorado sky. Denver scored ten points in the first quarter and McKay lost Lee Roy Selmon, his best defensive lineman, with a knee injury. But the Buccaneers resisted collapse. Helped by three penalties, Steve Spurrier put together a reasonable touchdown drive in the second quarter. Later Dave Green kicked a field goal and tied the game...