Word: wisconsin
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...true that "the crew that wants it the most, wins it." Wisconsin should prove the greatest threat to the Crimson. Wisconsin lost to Harvard twice last June by less than two seconds. And, if that isn't enough to make them hungry for victory, their loss to Washington in San Diego last April certainly...
...easy season for those who make the varsity. The crew will begin racing earlier than it ever has, beginning on April 5 in San Diego. Anxious to avenge last year's defeats will be UCal. Washington and the traditionally strong Wisconsin eight...
...April 19, the crew will race against Brown and UMass. On consecutive weekends, Harvard will battle contenders for the Compton and Adams Cups. And, in May, the crew will peak again for the Sprints and another meeting with ever-threatening Wisconsin...
...financing law. Three of its six $38,000-a-year seats have been filled with losers. The President appointed one: former Missouri Congressman Tom Curtis, 63, who lost his Senate race against Tom Eagleton. Two others were named by House party leaders: Rhode Island Democrat Robert Tiernan, 46, and Wisconsin Republican Vernon Thomson...
Beating Doors. Some losers lobbied hard for their jobs. Mizell paid a call on most of the Republican members of the Public Works Committee pleading his interest. Two dozen letters were sent to the White House on his behalf. Harold Froelich, 42, who lost his congressional seat in Wisconsin, rounded up no fewer than 155 supporters in the House who urged his appointment to the Elections Commission (he did not get the job). All things considered, the pressure on the White House to take care of the casualties could have been worse. "I was gearing up for an onslaught," said...