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...difficulty with coxing this particular race is in being able to overtake other boats in the shortest distance without creating clashes of oars or boat collisions," says Leigh Weiss '88, cox for Radcliffe heavyweights. "To be able to steer the straightest possible course given all the curves in the river can make a tremendous difference in a boat's time...
Every one of the nine matcher were straightest Harvard victories, with Cornell struggling to pull out even a game in a few of the matches...
...union, predicted that the strike could go on "a very long time." Said he: "At the moment, I don't see any kind of an immediate agreement at all. If the company's negotiators have any intention of changing their position, they're the straightest-faced poker players I've ever been up against...
...great infield indeed, and mighty fine homage. But doubts are raised. The straightest story in the book is also a very good one-an account of a 17-year-old boy named Don, who, following normal teen-age tropisms ("I know you hate to see me playing rock 'n' roll,/ But Mom, I gotta break your heart to save my soul"), performs in a punk rock band whose acts feature the musicians biting the feathers off a live chicken. The group is successful, naturally. Hallelujah, except that Don, a nice, decent fellow, realizes queasily at the story...
...Georgian, a trained engineer who relies heavily on concepts of planning and management. Unlike Muskie, Mondale is a new face, a new generation. What is more, as a friend points out: "He is an ideal choice in the post-Watergate period. He is the world's straightest arrow...