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Rainey set a Heptagonals record in the 400 meters with a time of 52.76 and also won the 800 meters in 2:08.43. Teammate Beth Pfefferle recorded a mark of 2:11.32 to place third...
...while the Crimson improved from a first-day total of 17 points to an overall mark of 87 points, Harvard finished third, unable to catch up to first-place Princeton (145) and second-place Dartmouth...
After finishing his doctorate, Pons was able to make up for lost time, becoming chairman of the Utah chemistry department in 1988. Along the way he earned a reputation for diligence and creativity. Says Harry Mark, Pons' adviser at Michigan: "Stan was innovative and controversial even back in grad school. What he's doing now doesn't surprise...
Several spouses have got into Betty Wright-like trouble. In 1976 Marion Javits, wife of the late Senator Jacob Javits, had to forgo a lucrative contract with Iran Air. In 1984 Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield's wife Antoinette ran into trouble when Greek businessman Basil Tsakos paid her $55,000 for decorating his apartment, which seemed like a lot for choosing fabric swatches and paint chips, while her husband was simultaneously urging federal support for Tsakos' $12 billion oil pipeline...
...caddy for a bad slice into the woods? Is she a club thrower or a pouter? Says Hollis Stacy, 35, who has won more than $1.3 million in Ladies Professional Golf Association tours: "If you find people who cheat at golf, chances are they cheat at life." Sports agent Mark McCormack in his best seller What They Don't Teach - You at Harvard Business School warns executives about character traits seen on the green. How a business associate handles the "gimmes," short putts that are often conceded by an opponent, can help you understand someone's personality. McCormack says that...