Word: winner
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...like Arvey, who steered Stevenson instead of the less manageable Douglas toward the Statehouse, Daley is believed to be leaning toward young Stevenson for the governorship despite his reputation as an independent-minded politician. Much as he would like an agreeable team man in Springfield, Daley would like a winner even more, and he can count on Stevenson to run well in Republican strongholds "downstate"-meaning everything outside Cook County...
...France's Jean-Claude Killy, 24, from the swift completion of his appointed round. Favored to win all three Olympic Alpine races-downhill, giant slalom, special slalom-Killy was under tremendous pressure. "He's too tense," insisted Austria's Toni Sailer, himself a triple gold-medal winner in 1956. "He can't win." But on the day of the downhill, the pressure seemed to ease. Killy stood patiently at the starting gate, the picture of confidence as he awaited his turn and checked the speeds of competitors. He was No. 14, and by the time...
...culmination of 20,000 hours of labor over ten years. And to Peggy Fleming, 19, a raven-haired Colorado College coed, the effort was all worthwhile when she stepped onto the winner's podium at Grenoble last week and heard played The Star-Spangled Banner for the first and perhaps only time in the 1968 Winter Olympics. "This feeling," said Figure Skater Fleming, "can never be shared-even by the richest people...
...Crimson meets Boston University, winner of the last two Beanpot championships, at 9 p.m. in Boston Garden...
Columbia took home the Richard G. Waite Trophy, established four years ago for the winner of this annual meet. The Lions brought their overall record to 2-6, and their Ivy record to 2-2. Harvard fell to 1-4 on the year, 0-3 in the league...