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...world is groaning about the adoption of Pinyin. Having been raised with a language that contains such combinations as "rhythm," "syzygy" and "gnathic," and in which gh, ph and ff can all sound alike, I don't see what the fuss is about. But then, conversion to the metric system hasn't progressed well, even though it too is easier...
...such race was Saturday's opener, the 1650-yd. freestyle. Crimson sophomore Bobby Hackett, who won a silver medal in the metric equivalent of this event (1500 meters) at the Montreal Olympics, motored to the gold in this grueling race despite being so sick that he required smelling salts at the finish. Hackett's winning time reflected his weakened condition--he went 15:30.37 compared to his personal best...
...terms of points for the Crimson than the final one. Ron Raikula, Mike Coglin and Tim Maximoff all put together strong finishing legs in the 400-yd. individual medley to finish first, second and fourth, respectively. Raikula, who ranked among the top twenty in the world in the metric equivalent of this event this past summer, said afterwards, "After the butterfly, I though I was out of it. Then, on the fourth leg of breaststroke, I looked over and was surprised to see that no one was really ahead...
Knowing the Cubans' need for coffee, Karl Fessler, a jet-hopping high roller, is said to have made them an attractive offer in late 1977. According to the Cuban government, Fessler told its trade representatives that he would sell them 3,000 metric tons of "Barahona," a choice Arabic blend grown in the Dominican Republic, at a bargain price. Reportedly, Fessler and some cohorts produced all the documents attesting to the availability of the coffee, and the deal was clinched last October on the Caribbean island of St. Martin. The Cubans agreed to a price...
...Open records equivalent to world records for yards distances (all European pools and official world record are metric while this meet was swum on a 25 yd. course), fell during the meet--both during the German assault on the first night. Barbara Krause, world record holder and 1978 world champion in the 100-m freestyle, shattered the absent Tracy Caulkins' mark in the aforementioned opening sweep with a 49.45 clocking. She joined teammates Care Meitschuck, Sari Hulsenbeck and Weike Witt in the final event of the evening to bury the old standard in the 400-yd. freestyle relay with...