Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...heavyweight varsity boatings: Paul Hoffman, cox, Art Evans, stroke; Curt Canning, captain and 7; Andy Larkin, 6; Fritz Hobbs, 5; Scott Steketee, 4; Steve Brooks, 3; Cleve Livingston, 2; and Dave Higgins...
...acquisition of Lithium Corp. of America made Gulf Resources, in a single stroke, one of the world's largest producers of lithium, a superlight metal that, in various forms, is used in such disparate products as laundry bleach, synthetic rubber and swimming-pool disinfectant. Lithium Corp. also has a stake in a venture to extract potash and other minerals from Utah's Great Salt Lake. Bunker Hill, meanwhile, is one of the U.S.'s biggest producers of zinc, lead and silver. By acquiring it, Gulf Resources also strengthened its profit position, since Bunker Hill had earnings last...
Making the trip with Andersen will be the entire varsity boating; Sullivan, cox; Joe Bracewell, stroke; Bill Braun, 7; captain-elect Rob Wolff, 6; Ken Miller, 5; Fred Fisher, 4; Jim Gerrity, 3; Joe McPherson, 2; and Chris Cutler, bow. Alternate Sam White and manager Randy Williams will also accompany the crew...
...takes effect next month, it will certainly be a Simon-sized work. The three companies, which did a total of $920 million in business last year, should easily reach a billion dollars this year. This would be only appropriate for what may be Simon's last great corporate stroke. Simon, who will give up his post as chairman of Hunt's finance committee, will be only one among the new firm's directors, says that he has "looked forward for several years to devoting more time to personal and public affairs...
...first stroke of the qualifying race, however, number four man Fred Fisher jumped his slide. Harvard finished last. After a bitter debate with angry coaches from Princeton and Cornell, Andersen got permission to have the lights enter the finals. They won by seven seats of open water...