Word: season
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Winter closed the St. Lawrence Seaway this week, and the score was in on its first season. Through October the new waterway moved 17.4 million tons of cargo, well short of the 25 million ton goal. Part of the reason was bad luck; the U.S. steel strike had cut off iron-ore shipments from Labrador and traffic of other bulk commodities was down...
...first season had been in many ways a trial run; port installations were not yet in shape to make their full contribution to the integrated flow of trade. Gauging 1959 against past performance, most cities on the seaway were well pleased-no fewer than 5,861 ships had traversed the St. Lambert lock. Tolls will not be touched for three to five years, until complete trade patterns emerge...
This year is different, say some team members. The varsity has last season's great freshman team, which ended Yale's 66-meet winning streak. Yale has lost aces Tim Jecko and Roger Anderson, and several underclassmen. The Crimson wants to win badly, and all its dreams center on Payne Whitney Pool next March...
Behind this array lies strong depth. In every event the varsity roster lists two good swimmers. The backstroke will see Jay Hayden and Sandy Maw, who placed in the Easterns last season...
Three experienced competitors--Doug McCartney, Bill Schellstede, and Jim Perilman--will handle the breast stroke, while Jim Coffman will help Elizalde in the fly. Besides Gorman, the dive lists Ric Johnson, the Crimson's only winner against Yale last season, and Gerry Cleason...