Word: harmonic
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...Flop. Hughes' other passion was airplanes. He set a world speed record of 352.39 m.p.h. in 1935 in an aircraft of his own design. He was named the world's outstanding aviator for the year, and President Roosevelt later presented him with the Harmon Trophy. In 1938 he flew around the world in a record 91 hr. 14 min., was given a ticker-tape parade on Broadway that surpassed Lindbergh's. Hughes' big flop of World War II−a 200-ton, eight-engine plywood flying boat dubbed the "Spruce Goose," which was only...
Harvard's lightweights, captained for the second straight year by Dave Harmon, should continue to be successful this Spring. They haven't lost a regular season race since 1964 and have won four of the last five Eastern championships...
Drunken Comportment rejects the legend that the North American Indian could not hold his firewater. More typically, he had to be coaxed at first even to sample it. A tribe would cautiously nominate its oldest-and therefore most expendable-member to take the first sip. Daniel Harmon, a 19th century fur trader whose journal is extensively quoted, reported that as often as not, alcohol had a tranquilizing effect on the Indian initiates. "I had rather have 50 drunken Indians in the fort," he wrote, "than five drunken [French] Canadians." Indeed, the wild and murderous debauches attributed to Indians...
Whatever it is, the teams with the hitters are setting the pace. The Minnesota Twins, leaders in the A.L.'s Western Division, have a budding murderers' row in Rod Carew (.404), Tony Oliva (.329) and Harmon Killebrew (.319). The Baltimore Orioles are running away with their division on the strength of Frank Robinson's .378 average and Boog Powell's 13 home runs and 37 runs batted in. In the National League, the front-running Cincinnati Reds have already hammered out 67 home runs with Tony Perez leading the league in homers (17) and RBls...
Five spring teams elected captains for the 1970-71 season this week. Elected were: Walter Johnson (track). Bill Washauer (tennis). Fred Sherman (golf). Rick Frisbie (lacrosse), and Dave Harmon (lightweight crew...