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...half a century ago had to be capacious and beamy enough to hold their fish, yet fast enough to race competitors back to market. The 143-ft. Bluenose met both requirements. During the 1930s, she made maritime history against the Gertrude L. Thebaud in the International Schooner races. The tenth renewal of those briny contests last week proved that the boats have changed with the times-at least in size...
Died. Joseph Fielding Smith, 95, tenth president and "prophet, seer and revelator" of the 3,000,000-member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; in Salt Lake City. Son of the Mormons' sixth president and grandnephew of its martyred founder, Smith rose to the presidency two years ago because of his seniority on the governing Council of the Twelve. The author of a score of books on church history and policy, he was a leader of conservative cut and a stern opponent of doctrinal changes. Smith's successor will be Harold Bingham...
...only that, but even excluding temporary residents such as students, Cambridge is still the tenth most densely populated city on the country The city's 20,000 persons per square mile--64.6 persons per acre--have made such problems as housing and crime especially difficult in an area that is not one community but a conglomerate of distinct neighborhoods and interests...
...focus your camera on the vista of Cambridge from the tenth-floor terrace of Holyoke Center during your tour of Harvard, remember that there is more to Cambridge than meets the lens of your Polaroid Swinger...
Obesity is one of the most common medical complaints in the U.S. today. Depending on the choice of surveys, anywhere from one-tenth to one-quarter of the population is overweight to some extent, and millions of people unhappy about their girth and concerned about their health spend more than $400 million a year on reducing drugs and treatments. Physicians interested in the subject have even formed the American Society of Bariatrics (from the Greek baros, meaning weight) to study the problem collectively. The field has nowhere to go but up; medical science has so far failed miserably to help...