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Nordic Captain David Rand is optimistic about the team's prospects. "We lost one good skier in Ken Houston, but we've been working hard, especially Tim Hofer (the alpine captain), Andy DeMars and Eric Nordel," he said...
...skiers have taken part in the Dannon series races that have been held every weekend in January. Precise results below the top ten have always been difficult to obtain for these races, but Rand indicates that Crimson efforts have been encouraging...
Jumping has traditionally been the weak link in Harvard's effort at the carnivals, where a complex scoring system can badly hinder a college without accomplished skiers in all of the events. Rand was the only jumper on the squad last season, but he has recruited Matt Strominger and alpiner Ned Childs to ride the jumping boards this year. Neither has ever jumped in competition before and may not compete this weekend because of the size of the UVM jump...
...Explains Gyula Jozsa, a Kremlinologist at Cologne's Institute of Eastern Studies: "The Soviets can see the logic of the need for the U.S. to recognize Peking. But what worries them is: How far and how quickly will subsequent relations develop between Washington and Peking?" An analyst at the Rand Corp. points out that the U.S.-Peking relationship "has the potential for the most fundamental realignment of forces since World War II," if it brings Japan into a "triad with an anti-Soviet vector...
Enter the familiar multiethnic crew, some with new assignments: Chief Engineer Scott, Helmsman Sulu, Communications Officer Uhura, Security Chief Chekov, Doctor Chapel and Transporter Chief Janice Rand. They will be joined by the Enterprise's new captain, Willard Decker (Stephen Collins), who is naturally annoyed at being bumped to No. 2, and Navigator Ilia (Persis Khambatta), the bald beauty from the planet Delta...