Word: marathons
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...targets are Oasis Oil Co., which is owned by Continental Oil, Marathon Oil, Amerada, Hess and Royal Dutch/Shell; American Overseas Petroleum Ltd., owned by Texaco and Standard of California; and Occidental Petroleum. Negotiations between Oasis and the Libyans over the 50% demand had been proceeding fitfully for months until last week. Then Gaddafi called a Tripoli press conference and produced a couple of Israeli grapefruit that he said had been confiscated by Libyan workers at a pipeline terminal run by Oasis, the largest foreign producer. He accused Oasis of allowing Israeli spies to operate in Libya disguised as oil workers...
Gordon played Crimson squash for three years, and was number three racquetman last year. This year he forsook squash, and instead ran in last month's Boston Marathon...
Though it is held on Patriots' Day, the Boston Marathon had been in danger of becoming downright unAmerican. Only one U.S. runner-Ambrose Burfoot in 1968-won the race between 1958 and 1972. In recent years, though, the American passion for jogging has aroused new interest and new hopes for a U.S. victory in the 26-mile 385-yd. race. That was evident when a record field of 1,398 turned out last week for the 77th running of the marathon. While the U.S. had such serious contenders as Olympian Jon Anderson and College Star Tom Fleming, most...
Typical of this relentless breed is Dave Sauer, 39, a refrigeration engineer from Pittsburgh. He began running four years ago to stay in shape, soon became hooked enough to enter local races. Just a year ago he started serious training for the Boston Marathon, dutifully logging ten miles each evening in a park near his home. After sending in his $2 entry fee, Sauer withdrew $300 from his "Boston Marathon fund" and flew east for a long, punishing weekend. "Runners like myself don't expect to win," he said prophetically. "We have the competitive urge, but we run against...
...Lincoln, our pitching coach, makes my job a lot easier. He's really done a helluva job." So spoke Crimson baseball mentor Loyal Park after Lincoln and his bullpen came through with a big save, preserving a 6-2 Harvard victory against Boston College in a marathon three hour game yesterday...