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...down sleeping bag as warm as a 15-pounder made of Dacron: about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Ah, Wilderness! | 7/24/1972 | See Source »

...nice to win, but for Maroney it was nothing new. The 6'3", 200-pounder was one of the most sought after oarsmen in the country while he was at St. Joseph's Prep School and had already been tabbed as one of the fourth or fifth best port oars in the country this season from his scores in an Olympic Development Program workout...

Author: By M. DEACON Dake, | Title: Dake It or Leave It | 5/5/1972 | See Source »

...from Viet Nam, American G.I.,' the voice said. The people do not want you.' I wish he would have talked a little bit longer so I could have got a fix on him. It would have given me a great deal of pleasure to drop a 500-pounder on his head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The Harrowing War in the Air | 5/1/1972 | See Source »

...meet could be a different story though. Two-milers Mike Koerner, Ric Rojas and Fred Linsk will face some stiff competition from Row. And Harvard 600 runners Nick Leone and Rick Melvoin could have a rough time with Northeastern's lanky Paul Horrigan. The 6 ft. 2 in, 170-pounder shattered Northeastern's 600 record against St. John's, beating his opponent by 30 yards with a time of 1:12.7. The old record...

Author: By E.j. Dionne, | Title: Undefeated Harriers, Huskies Meet Tonight | 1/11/1972 | See Source »

Size 52 hot pants? It sounds improbable, but a cheerful 300-pounder named Nancy Austin not only wears them but markets them. She is drawing customers from all over the U.S. for custom-designed fat-lady clothes. Until she began selling her bright, fashionable originals at a small shop in Las Vegas, clothes for chubby women were mostly dismal, shapeless outfits intended primarily for camouflage. Nancy has other ideas. Her shop, which opened in May 1970 on a skinny $5,000 investment, is now grossing nearly $100,000 a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Big Business | 11/29/1971 | See Source »

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