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Flares & Heaters. One of the most ingenious campaigns was the 1947 study of a DC-6 crash near Bryce Canyon, Utah. Several minutes before the end, the pilot reported a fire burning out of control in the baggage compartment, and that his plane was coming apart in the air. Gathering...
Died. John Gale Alden, 78, ruddy Yankee yachtsman and sailboat designer who put ocean racing within reach of the only moderately rich with his Malabar class of small rugged schooners derived from Gloucester fishing smacks, proved the soundness of his designs by becoming the first man to win three Bermuda...
Despite its average students, Oakland retains high standards. "We push the students just as hard as we dare," says Physics Professor William Hammerle, 34. Adds Economist Kenneth Roose, who once taught at academically rugged Oberlin: "The students are not as capable as Oberlin's, but their performance is as...
No Place to Play. Course requirements are rugged. Of 32 courses needed for graduation, 17 are required subjects-from art, music and literature to government and foreign languages (Russian, Chinese, Spanish or French). Under a new "little-college" program, 20-odd students meet eight hours a week with two professors...
His continued effectiveness, plus a return to form of early season standouts Pete Kelley and Denny Lynch, are about the only hope the Crimson has. Neither the defense, nor the ball handling, nor the rebounding, with the exception of rugged Bill Danner, has been exceptional, and the Crimson must rely...