Word: medalling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...enter it full tilt. His recent design for the AT&T headquarters in Manhattan has been dubbed "the world's first Chippendale skyscraper." But criticism of the project didn't stop the American Institute of Architects from honoring Johnson by presenting him with its prestigious Gold Medal last week. Some past recipients: Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright. In his acceptance speech in Dallas, Johnson ordered up a special blueprint from on high. Said he: "God bless architecture...
...district attorney has created a special unit to prosecute police misconduct, the police department has strengthened a civilian complaint procedure, the state legislature and the U.S. Civil Rights Commission have announced hearings on the Philadelphia police. Last week Neumann and Marimow won this year's Pulitzer Prize gold medal for public service, the most prestigious of the 20 awards...
...found slots for 26 would-be Olympians, and has 50 awaiting placement. Carol Brown has given up truck driving and has a soft-drink marketing job in Seattle, plus a chance to pursue her daily conditioning without fear of being fired. Speed Skater Peter Mueller, winner of a gold medal in the men's 1,000-meter event in 1976, is working for Miller's Canteen Corp., and Augie Hirt, one of the nation's top race-walkers, is employed by Continental Bank in Chicago...
...Harvard student won the Kennedy Memorial Medal in a debate held Tuesday night at Berkeley, California...
Goodell, who finished just ahead of Hackett in the 1500-meter free at the Montreal Olympics to take the gold medal there, erased Hackett's 1000-yd. American record (set at West Point in December) along the way to his triumph. Hackett finished second in 14:59.98 (a University record, of course), while Goodell's pace-setting time...