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...movies of Germany's gabby Olympic Champion Armin Hary. They decided that Hary won his races at the start. "I knew my own start was terrible," says Johnson. He tried moving his starting blocks back farther than normal, rising more leisurely into the "set"' position, taking a quicker first stride to get the jump on the rest of the field. Purpose of the "slow rising" technique, says Winter, is to keep Johnson completely relaxed until the moment the starter's gun fires. "Our research shows that reaction time is improved by relaxation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: New Challenger | 5/26/1961 | See Source »

...riders on the New Frontier, none sits taller in the saddle, spurs his job harder or shoots from the hip quicker than Arizona's Stewart Udall, 41, the athletic Secretary of the Interior. In his office by around 7:30 each morning, Udall puts in a twelve-hour day, manages to ruffle a good many feelings throughout Washington in the process. Less than a month after taking office, Udall frankly stated that he would play politics "to the hilt." He annoyed Capitol Hill by stating publicly that he had twisted congressional arms to help President Kennedy's showdown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: You Learn As You Go | 5/5/1961 | See Source »

...Administration have long been discarded. As the President noted in his inauguration speech, creating "a new world of law" is not a matter for 100 days, or even 1,000. True to his plea that day-"Let us begin"-the President inaugurated in Washington an era with a quicker pace, a faster pulse. But in a week of limp response to Soviet triumph, it was unfortunately clear that there are some well-worn ruts along the road to the New Frontier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Administration: The More Things Change . . . | 4/21/1961 | See Source »

...result continued puzzlement as to whether Sullivan can repeat the victory he last fall over Bowditch in the match for number one ranking. In the trip's "second-day" matches, the switched opponents, and both play- defeated and lost to exactly the same . Bowditch's victories, however, were generally quicker than Sullivan...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tennis Varsity Sweeps Southern Trip Matches | 4/11/1961 | See Source »

...additional Polaris subs (making a total of 29 authorized and under construction), quicker development of a boost in Polaris missile range from the current 1,200 miles to 2,500 miles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Defense: New Look | 3/31/1961 | See Source »

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