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...ejected him and Copilot Stafford from the Gemini capsule, the mission could probably not have been sent aloft on time. His superb piloting of the capsule, perfected in long hours of practice in the Houston docking simulator, and his nearly on-target splashdown near the carrier Wasp were reminiscent of his first space flight. In 1962 Schirra flew a near-perfect mission in the Mercury capsule Sigma 7, landing only four miles from the recovery carrier in the Pacific...
...Gemini 7 completed its seventh uneventful day in space, the flight had indeed escaped the spine-tingling crises that enlivened-and plagued-earlier shots. But the ennui in Houston and elsewhere in the U.S. was a high accolade. It demonstrated that flawless performance has become commonplace, that near-perfect timing, preparation and execution of Gemini flights have become routine...
...Connecticut's Thames River last Saturday. The record of 19 minutes 21.4 seconds was set by Harvard in 1948. The Crimson's times have not been released, but supposedly were somewhat higher. As always however, bare statistics do not tell the whole story. The Blue crew rowed in near-perfect weather, while Harvard's race was timed under somewhat poorer conditions...
Taft's goal climaxed a last-minute Crimson shooting barrage during which the Harvard forwards booted away several near-perfect scoring opportunities. Yale blew its share of set-ups earlier in the game as they out-hustled the Crimson through the first three periods and consistently beat them to the ball at midfield...
...last three years, Princeton teams have come into the Harvard game with perfect or near-perfect records. For three straight years they have been among the country's top teams on offense when they met Harvard. For three straight years they have been on top of the Ivy League when they played the Crimson. And for three straight years, Princeton has lost to Harvard...