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Nominated by the President to be U.S. Ambassador to the brand-new Republic of Guinea, John Howard Morrow, 49, has never before held a Government job or set foot upon the continent of Africa. But last week he won unanimous Senate confirmation after speedy hearings before the same Foreign Relations Committee that has lately assumed noncareer diplomats to be unsuitable for their posts until proved otherwise (TIME, June...
Bill Woodhouse, 22, hardly looks like a sprinter. Heavily muscled, short-legged, and packing 150 Ibs. on a 5-ft. 8-in. frame, he is often mistaken for a weight thrower by track fans. But this year he is making Abilene Christian forget about Morrow. Son of a Mason City, Iowa, railroad switchman, Woodhouse was a promising sprinter in high school, was given a scholarship sight unseen from Abilene Christian. When he arrived, Coach Oliver Jackson got a shock. "When he got off that train." Jackson recalls. "I said to myself that if he ever ran as fast...
Gone with the Wind. Coach Jackson patiently worked to refine Woodhouse's galloping, head-bobbing stride ("Sometimes he'd have his shoulders almost up to his ears"). Last year, with a more relaxed style, Woodhouse pressed Morrow so closely that in three races the judges overlooked him completely for second because in photo finishes the two Abilene jerseys appeared as one. With Morrow graduated this year, Woodhouse equaled the world mark, ran a 9.1 race that will not count because he had a favoring wind at his back. "I've improved every year," says Woodhouse...
...happened to his competitors. Nevertheless, Norton ran the heat in 9.3. Said Head Timekeeper Snort Winstead: "I think he would have run 9.1 if he hadn't turned his head." Last month at Fresno the lean (6 ft. 2 in., 175 Ibs.) Norton caught the fast-finishing Morrow in the last few strides to win the finals...
Running after Roscoe. Fortnight ago at the Modesto. Calif, relays, Morrow, Norton and Woodhouse trailed as chunky (5 ft. 9 in., 154 Ibs.) University of Oregon sophomore Roscoe Cook came from nowhere to pass them all and equal the world record. Cook, 20, had stage fright before the race. "I was scared," he admits. "I had to run against these greats. I just didn't think I was the material to be in the same category with those guys, but I remembered what the coach told me: 'Keep your jaw loose, relax, and drive when you see that...