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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Talcum for Creaks. Horowitz's stiffest stipulation, however, was that he be allowed a dry run of the program before committing himself to go through with it. CBS, whose executives considered the show such a top secret that they referred to it only as "Project X," dispatched carpenters to Carnegie Hall to shore up the aging stage. Talcum powder was sprinkled between the boards to eliminate creaks caused by the movement of cameras. TV crewmen were provided with velvet slippers. Producer-Director Roger Englander boned up on scores so that camera angles could be synchronized with changes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Specials: All Out for Project X | 9/20/1968 | See Source »

Andersen said he expects Harvard's stiffest competition to come from the Oxford and Cambridge crews. Two former Crimson oarsmen, Gib Vincent and Roger Cheeyer, may return to haunt their alma mater. Both are doing graduate work at Cambridge and are rowing for a boat club which is expected to enter the Thames...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lights to Enter Three Regattas In Summer Tour | 5/29/1968 | See Source »

...Princeton should provide our stiffest challenge to date," said coach Bo Andersen. "They lost by only one second to Cornell and were dead-even with them through the first 1200 meters. We have to beat Princeton decisively if we're going to have any chance against Cornell next week...

Author: By Tom Reston, | Title: Heavyweights Anticipate Stiffest Challenge of Season From Pennsylvania in Saturday's Adams Cup Race | 5/3/1968 | See Source »

...Yardlings face an undefeated Exeter team on Wednesday in what should prove to be their stiffest test...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardling Booters Tumble B.U. 7-0 | 10/23/1967 | See Source »

...rated the slickest blue-water sailor in the world. At the helm of Intrepid, he ran off a string of five straight victories, including a 3-min. 46-sec. trouncing of Pat Dougan's refurbished Columbia - the boat that was expected to give Intrepid its stiffest battle for the right to defend the cup against Australia's Dame Pattie in September...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yachting: Bus & His Bag | 7/21/1967 | See Source »

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