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...English Heritage." Without changing clothes, he sped off from the welcoming ceremonies in Victoria Station to address a luncheon meeting of the upper-crust Pilgrims Society at the Savoy, got a nice introduction from the Pilgrims' Toastmaster Lord Birkett as "a product of that great American tradition that the village boy can rise to high office, [and] has invested the office of Vice President with higher importance and greater prestige than it has ever enjoyed." Nixon in turn made his tribute to Britain: "Every time an American citizen acts politically within the democratic context, we reflect our English heritage...
Socked In. The Nixon motorcade sped nine miles down Glacier Highway along the Gastineau Channel to downtown Juneau. There, in a Front Street theater around the corner from the Red Dog Saloon, Nixon was greeted by about 1,000 Alaskans (Juneau's pop. 7,000). Missing were several of the top Alaska Republican candidates, including former Governor Mike Stepovich, now running for the Senate, and the only Republican given a real chance in the 49th state this year. Stepovich and his running mates had been socked in at Sitka and Anchorage by the foul weather...
...pithead, a reporter shouted the news to a local man climbing out of his car. He stared blankly, sobbed "Oh my God" and sped off to town. Within minutes, doors slammed, feet echoed swiftly on the pavement, and once more Springhill raced to the pithead and waited...
...pair fought each other until they reached "Cemetery Hill," about four and one-quarter miles along the course. Pounding steadily at the hill, Benjamin was able to increase his lead to about four yards at the top. He then sped down the other side, leaving the exhausted Healy thirty yards behind him. From this point to the finish, the places did not change much...
Princeton proved unexpectedly strong in the freshman meet, running to a 23-41-56 victory over the Yardlings and Yale. Mark Mullin sped to victory over Elliott of Princeton in the time of 15:00. Slansky finished fourth for the Crimson and Field was ninth. It was the Yardlings third defeat in dual or triangular competition this season...