Word: weighted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...stench of refuse, open sewers and pigs wallowing in mud hung heavily over the abandoned quarry. Six small children sat around an open wood fire eating their breakfast of bread and coffee. Two women scrubbed clothes in the open while a small boy struggled under the weight of two five-gallon cans of water slung from a pole across his shoulders...
Strongman Dan Jiggetts helped to spark the victory with a pair of decisive first place finishes in the weight events. The 260-pound senior opened the meet with a 60-ft.-2 3/4 in. toss in the 35 lb. weight throw. Moments later, he heaved the shot...
...Ajootian nabbed second for the Crimson in the weight throw with a 58 ft.-6 in. heave and Kevin McCafferty took second in the shot...
...missions without major overhaul, and the aim is to mount some 60 missions a year. The first of the 122-ft.-long, delta-winged ships now being assembled at Rockwell International in Palmdale, Calif., is about the size of a conventional DC-9 passenger jet, but double the weight. It will lift a pay load of 65,000 Ibs. in a cavernous cargo bay big enough to hold two of the fighter planes that flew from the decks of World War II aircraft carriers. This capacity, and the fact that the shuttle is reusable, should make the orbiter quite economical...
...field events that several of Track Coach Bill McCurdy's charges turned in performances that were not anticipated at this stage of the season. Dan Jiggett's heave of 61 ft. 8 1/2 in. for first place in the 35 lb. weight was "unexpected," said McCurdy. Ed Ajootian also had a good afternoon, finishing with an effort of 59 ft. 1 1/2 in. for rrnner-up honors...