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...Prince, the prototypical and most popular oversized racket, simply grew out of its creator's desire to better his own game. Millionare inventor Howard Head '36. who revolutionized the skiing industry by introducing the aluminum ski in the '50s, began tinkering with the idea of a bigger racquet in the early '70s. Head, a typical hacker, became frustrated with his frequent off-center hits which would cause racket and wrist to turn, spraying the ball awry. Reasoning that the laws of physics dictate that the wider something is, the more resistant it is to twisting. Head figured bigger might...
...market proprietor who wears a Stetson, a fine clawhammer coat and jeans, says he moved his contest to the state fairgrounds here when neighbors began muttering about the mobs. Now he was wondering whether crowds and contestants would show up in sufficient numbers on this stern October Saturday, when ski trails visible on Killington Mountain a few miles away were already white with snow...
Harvard Varsity Ski Team One-to-One Big Brother Program Students-Helping-Students Intramurals...
Intramural Sports House Committee Fly Club American Red Cross Ski Team...
...armored Brink's truck pulled up to the Nanuet National Bank near suburban Nyack, N. Y., shortly before 4 p.m. and two guards began loading $1.6 million in cash. Suddenly three armed men in ski masks jumped out of a red van and opened fire. One guard was killed instantly and the other critically wounded. The three bandits and an accomplice dashed off with the loot. "They didn't even ask them to hand over the money," declared an incredulous witness. "They just blasted away...