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Harvard heavyweight crew is beginning to get, well, almost boring. Coach Harry Parker's oarsmen have not lost since the spring of 1973, and the most colorful thing about the crew over that period may just be the multi-colored wardrobe of shirts the Crimson has won from other schools...
Will the Crimson oarsmen add an orange shirt to their store of clothing? No one--literally, no one--knows for sure. And the granite-faced Parker is not about to make any predictions...
Harvard, if not the clearcut favorite, is still an outstanding crew. Five oarsmen remain from last year's strong boat. Senior bowman Jon White and senior captain Bill Kerins (at number two) return to box positions. Senior John Brock and junior George Aitken (12-ft. 10-in. collective height, 424-lb. collective weight) will be back at the power five and six positions, and junior Tom Howes will fill the starboard seven spot...
Earlier this year in the same regatta, the Harvard oarsmen lost to a boat of Cairo policemen. Freshman coach Ted Washburn, who is accompanying the crew on this trip has his rowers ready for revenge...
...spotless streets and over flag-draped bridges as some 20 bands filled the air with rousing marches, folk songs and bagpipe tunes. Lining the route were enthusiastic, cheering crowds and honor guards from more than 60 military, civic and private organizations. The long gondolalike Royal Barge, manned by 18 oarsmen in blue Navy dress, took the couple across the Strommen to a lavish luncheon for 300 relatives, friends and official guests at the 680-room Kungliga Slottet (Royal Palace). Afterward, the King and his new Queen headed for two weeks in seclusion to begin their honeymoon. (To newsmen earlier...