Word: summer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...crude earlier this year, almost any new interruption in supply, no matter how modest or brief, will lead to tighter markets and higher prices. In their present jittery state, Americans are ready to start topping off gas tanks for almost any reason. Not only does the memory of a summer spent in gas lines remain fresh and infuriating, but so does the specter of the 1973 Arab embargo, which ushered in the age of energy upset...
David Lundberg, from the unlikely locale of Provo, Utah, stands out as the thoroughbred of this herd. Lundberg's performances this past summer earned him positions among the world's top 20 in both breaststroke events...
Harvard's depth in some events borders on the obscene. The Crimson finished first, second and fourth in the 400 Individual Medley at last year's Easterns. This season, with the addition of Lundberg (eighth in the world this summer in the event), Verdin, Countryman, Chappell and Lockman, it is conceivable that Harvard could place six or seven men in the top eight...
...allure of possible membership on next summer's Olympic team has inspired unprecedented dedication among team members this fall. Perhaps more importantly, the squad recognizes its potential and is setting its sites beyond the Easterns to the nationals. As co-captain Dickie Greer says, "We've experienced an Eastern Championship and are eager for more...
...reasonably expect to challenge the country's swimming superpowers at the NCAA meet unless it is challenged consistently throughout the season. Likewise, the several potential Olympians on the Crimson squad need head-to-head competition with their peers if they are to earn the right to participate in next summer's Moscow Olympics...