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...Apollo 8 did go. On the morning of Saturday, Dec. 21, 1968, the crew blasted off aboard the 36-story, seven-million-pound Saturn V rocket into Earth orbit. Five hours later, the crew fired the Saturn's upper stage engine and Apollo 8 peeled out for the moon...
...Mulligan, who died Saturday at 83 of heart disease, had been Finch's gentle shepherd, and deserved at least a share of Peck's Oscar both for casting him and for eliciting the actor's best work. But the director's heart, here as in so many of his films, was with the Finch children. If Mulligan had an abiding interest, it was troubled youngsters on the cusp of discovering themselves by confronting the world around them. This theme occupied him from his first feature film to his last. The 1957 Fear Strikes Out gave Anthony Perkins his first lead...
...shots from long range—allowed the Crimson to enter the locker room after the first period with a one-point lead. Lin chipped in 17 points for Harvard but made just 29-percent of his field goal attempts. Harvard faces off against Maine on Saturday for its third straight road game...
...Heather Stec, who finished with a game-high 17 points, made back-to-back baskets to knot the score at 49 with 2:42 remaining. In the drought, Siena was able to hit five free throws, capitalizing on four missed thee-pointers by the Crimson, to take the win. Saturday the night Harvard took the floor against tournament host USC. While the Crimson was playing its worst game of the season against Siena, USC was nearly pulling out a win against No. 8 Duke. The Trojans had built a 17-point second half lead Friday night, only to go down...
...Obama plans to announce his intention to nominate Holdren to the post—formally known as assistant to the President for science and technology—during his weekly radio broadcast Saturday, according to the Kennedy School press release. The position, which also includes directing the Office of Science and Technology Policy, requires Senate confirmation after Obama assumes office...