Word: marathoned
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...host of NBC'S Today program since 1971 and one of television's most prominent newsmen; of pneumonia following treatment for cancer of the bone marrow; in Manhattan. McGee was best known for his crisp, calm reporting at times of stress, epitomized by his twelve-hour marathon as NBC'S co-anchor man the day President Kennedy was assassinated. A seemingly ubiquitous narrator of documentaries, McGee became a lay expert on rocketry while covering the U.S. space program. Although suffering severely from back pains for the past few months, he bravely continued to work; he last appeared...
...entertained no doubts about the outcome after the singles matches got underway. Army boasted only one strong player, Jim Armstrong from southern California, who took Harvard's top man, Ken Lindner, to three sets before losing, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, in a two-and-one-half hour marathon...
...Driscoll and Leon Goetz joined St. Pierre in the outfield in Monday's marathon game with Tufts, which Harvard won 17-12. Driscoll filled in at left, while sophomore Leon Goetz took up his usual position in center. Goetz has moved from eighth to fourth this season in the batting order...
...Anyone who finishes a marathon wins," Burns had said. "The great thing about running is that you can win without finishing first...
...there was disappointment for Mack, there was accomplishment for Mike Brittin of W & L, a former defensive safety who put himself in an ambulance to qualify for the marathon. Brittin, in the space of two months, has dropped his time from roughtly four hours to the 3:20's--an incredible feat...