Word: pools
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...last week, Lenore Romney, the Governor's outspoken wife, allowed that the Michigander "would have continued his campaign had he not felt that Mr. Rockefeller was going to be a candidate." It was a nice bit of reverse English in what Romney must consider a game of dirty pool...
...mile construction project, which includes a tunnel under Market Street. Manhattan Banker David Rockefeller bent to Alioto's urging that a $250 million Embarcadero construction project -known locally as "Rockefeller Center West"-soon get under way. By careful cajolery, Alioto persuaded Warner Bros, to build a public swimming pool in Hunters Point-the ghetto's first -where movies may be filmed and residents can pick up paychecks as extras. Along the way, he helped settle an eight-week newspaper strike...
...first shock came when Harvard's captain Bob Kaufmann climbed out of the pool after winning the 50-yard freestyle, got back up on the blocks, and took third place in the 200-yard individual medley. Kaufmann had not swum any event that included backstroke since Christmas. It was a carefully guarded secret that he had injured his shoulder, forcing him to give up backstroke or risk permanent injury. Kaumann's unexpected appearance in the I.M. was the first of several monkey wrenches that Crimson coach Bill Brooks threw into the Eli machine...
...glorious and unbelievable meet. But unfortunately it proved to be Harvard's dying gasp in Eastern League Swimming. The freshman meet that day foretold a bleak Crimson future. The Elis, led by Steve Clark, crushed the Yardlings 61-34, setting NCAA, pool, and University records with reckless abandon...
...roads were so bad that when it rained hard our city became unreachable even by Jeep. We had no communications, no telephone." That was 15 years ago. When 40,000 people poured into town last week to celebrate the founding anniversary and jestful employees threw Aguiar into a swimming pool, he vowed to build an even bigger and better City...