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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...second shortest of the astronauts. A pilot since the age of 14, he is still fascinated with flying, particularly acrobatics (he was stunting in a jet over Florida only two days before the launch). In 1966, he commanded a three-day Gemini flight that soared to a then record altitude of 850 miles. Totally immersed in the space program, he feels no envy of the astronauts who have quit for more lucrative callings. "I don't want to be president of a company or run for politics or be an engineering manager," he says. Conrad is married...
...doubt some of Marcos' supporters were indeed overly enthusiastic in help ing their candidate. A number of ballot boxes were still missing days after the election, and a few election officials were still in hiding. But Marcos would have won anyway. As a campaigner, he had the war record (27 medals in World War II), the necessary transportation (he used a squadron of Philippine air force planes) and the crowd-pleasing, youthful good looks (which he preserves with a largely vegetarian diet and frequent yoga exercises...
...Adams House rolled past Quincy to finish its season with a 2-4 record. Saba gave his team an early lead with an eight-yard run. Quincy tied the game on a 60-yard pass play. But Saba fell on a blocked punt in the end zone to put Adams back in the lead...
...over 40 years, the Coop turns the names of Harvard students caught shoplifting over to the Dean of Students, Robert B. Watson '37. The student is not booked by the police. Instead, Harvard handles the offense as an internal affair, judged in the light of the student's previous record at Harvard...
...court, and because Harvard's in loco parentis role is under fire on many fronts, some members of the Ad Board favor turning shoplifters over to civil authorities. Others say that most shoplifters are students in need of help who should not be made subject to a possible criminal record...