Word: yd
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Stan Vinson, a crack middle-distance runner, no longer has to wash dishes for a living. Now working for Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Vinson compiled a perfect indoor season this year, winning his 600-yd. race in ten straight track meets and sprinting off with the A.A.U. National Indoor Championships. Looking ahead to the outdoor season, Vinson says of his rejuvenation: "It's happening, I'm convinced, because I can concentrate on the two things that are most important to me, running and a career...
...past few weeks, he has fattened government pensions by about 12%, boosted the base salaries of teachers (who will serve as vote counters) by 20%, and promised slum dwellers that they will soon be able to buy the tiny plots of land they live on for 830 per sq. yd., down from the previous fixed price of $83. Said one Laban candidate: "Marcos has had twelve years to do these things. It is only because he is now faced with serious opposition that he is forced to take real actions for the poor...
Hackett also produced some points for the Crimson by making the finals in the 500-yd. freestyle and the consolation heat in the 200-yd. free. In the former, Bobby qualified fourth with a University record time of 4:23.38 in the trials, but then went a few tenths of a second slower in the finals Thursday night to end up fifth. He was tenth in the 200 with a 1:39.15 clocking...
Junior thoroughbred Malcolm Cooper also had a fabulous meet for the men in Crimson lycra. He set a University record of 20.73 to grab a shocking 11th in the 50-yd. freestyle, recorded the fastest 100-yd. butterfly time in Crimson history in the medley relay (48.76), and swam a blazing leg (1:41.50) in Harvard's All-American free relay...
...Harvard scorers: Bobby Hackett--2nd in 1650-yd. freestyle, 5th in 500 free, 10th in 200 free. Malcolm Cooper--11th in 50 free. 800-yd. freestyle relay finished 12th...