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...moon cancel each other out. Permanently in orbit at those positions, each pair of huge cylinders (1,100 yds. long and 220 yds. in diameter) would support 10,000 people; they would contain an atmosphere like earth's, water, farm land and a variety of flora and fauna. The cylinders would rotate slowly, thus simulating gravity and holding people, buildings and soil "down" on the inner surfaces. For power, the space colonizers would rely on ever-present sunlight, captured by large external mirrors that could be controlled to create the effect of night and day and even of seasonal...
Mike Hickey led the Huskle pack, as he blazed to one of three cage records set Saturday, breaking the tape in 2:12. The distance events saw Northeastern throw double trouble at Harvard as twin brothers Bob and Jon Flora paired up to gain a dual victory. Bob ran away with the mile in 4.10.9 time and Jon won the two-mile event...
Viva La Causa! Flora Haas...
...final half mile another Huskie, freshman Bob Flora, caught Keefe and finished in second place. Although he had defeated Flora in their previous encounter, Keefe settled for third in this meet...
...Floras dueled Muller most of the way, but bloomed in the first stages of the fifth mile to leave Muller finishing fifth. "If I had had some of that weed spray," McCurdy said of the Flora twins, "I would have sprayed it on them...