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Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford by the grace of Karl Theodor, Elector of Bavaria, was an arrogant, auburn-haired New England dandy with a taste for rich widows and a talent for cultivating royalty. Egotistical and a thoroughgoing snob, he deserted the colonies during the American Revolution and went into the pay of the British. But for all his faults, he was a remarkable scientist. In a bright, admiring new book, An American in Europe (Rider & Co., London), British Journalist Egon Larsen celebrates the 200th birthday of "the insufferable genius...
Crimson skiers performed well in weekend competition at Rumford, Maine...
...members of the varsity ski team will compete today in the Eastern Ski Association's cross-country and jumping events at Rumford, Maine...
Dave Hedberg, number two man on the varsity golf team, played to an unusual tie with his opponent as the team split with Brown yesterday, 3 1/2 to 3 1/2. The match was played at the Wannamolsetta Country Club in Rumford R.I. Under team match rules players who are tied at the end of the regulation 13 holes can not play off their match in extra holes...
...Sweden. The cross-country had been switched to Rumford, Me. in the search for deep snow. After shuttling 275 miles by bus and auto, Slaattvik, Hasu and 67 others took off at Rumford in a biting wind. Although nine nations were represented, it was strictly a Scandinavian show. First place went to a skinny, 145-Ib. Swedish store clerk named Karl-Erik Aaström. He poled through the drifts in 1 hr. 6 min. 16 sec. to become the world's individual 18-kilometer champion...