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...name is Vicki Unus, but she will be billed as La Toria as she spins in the air on the Roman rings. Her performance lasts seven minutes and occurs 32 ft. up, with no nets. For four minutes or so, she does such maneuvers as swings, splits, twists, roll-ups, hand stands, half crosses, and one-arm planches...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Circuses: Freshman on High | 2/1/1963 | See Source »

...Vicki is the daughter of F. F. Unus, the man who stands on one finger. The Unuses, like most circus stars, live in Sarasota. In Sarasota, even the high school has a circus. Three years ago Vicki told her father that she wanted to perform. Vicki was 5 ft. 3 in. and 125 Ibs. Said her father, with a pro's cold cynicism: "What will you do, brush off the seats?" Vicki lost 10 Ibs. and went into training under the great Lalage, whose real name is Wolfgang Roth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Circuses: Freshman on High | 2/1/1963 | See Source »

...VICKI PATTERSON West Newton, Mass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 5, 1962 | 10/5/1962 | See Source »

...VICKI WOODWARD PATTERSON...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 1, 1961 | 12/1/1961 | See Source »

...sodium super-oxide to generate oxygen and absorb CO2. Only on very long voyages, the sort that are measured in years, will closed systems using algae be the most efficient. On such space ventures, the crew may even be able to eat the excess algae (Pilgrim's daughter Vicki Leigh, 15, has made acceptable cookies of them), eliminating much of the need for toting food on the voyage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Algae for Oxygen | 3/24/1961 | See Source »

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