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...swam, we splashed and we struggled," coach Bill McCurdy said yesterday. "We were purified by the rains from heaven, and defiled by Northeastern...
...Duty. It was that time of year again-state-fair time, vacation time, take-it-easy and picnic time. Official Washington was practically closed down and, in the cool, clear air of the Colorado mountains. Gerald Ford golfed, swam, dined with old friends and danced cheek-to-cheek with his wife in a Vail nightclub. He was briefed daily on international developments, including Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's efforts to work out a peace accord between Israel and Egypt (see THE WORLD). He called together his top aides for a conference on oil prices, and met with White...
...Navy frogmen swam toward the capsized spacecraft, Stafford yelled into his microphone, "Get this -ing hatch open as soon as possible." After a moment, he cracked the hatch open himself. Most of his words were lost in the poor radio communication between the ship and Mission Control, apparently because a microphone had been left open during the hurried efforts to revive Brand. By now aware of a problem, a frogman clambered onto the edge of the ship, peered into a window and gave a thumbs-up sign to reassure everyone that the astronauts were all right. It was not until...
Captain Jeannie Guyton, who had made seven unsuccessful attempts earlier, faked a pass to get clear of her opponent, and swam backwards towards the goal to score. After another goal by Cole. Maureen Murphy tied the game. A final attempt by Cole put Radcliffe ahead and sealed the game...
...vices of the Nixon White House and the Republican Party. Smoothy, shrewd, wealthy, and opportunistic, Connally was a perfect target for liberal acrimony. When he left the Democrats for the GOP in 1973, his old enemy Ralph Yarborough remarked "That's the first time in history a rat has swam toward a sinking ship." The indictment merely confirmed what Connally's enemies had long suspected, and few doubted he would be convicted. Asked why a man of Cornally's wealth would risk his career for a piddling $10,000, one politician replied "John would think of that as a legal...