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...broken yellow teeth that seemed out of place in his face, which appeared so innocent because of the childish woolen cap he wore. Many of the men and boys wear this traditional protection against the cold. It looks something like the flight cap of a World War I flying ace, with flaps pulled down over the ears. "Que es?" --What is it? I asked gamely enough, as I looked at the bottle that said "Coca-Cola" through the dust that covered it. The men continued to laugh. They must not speak Spanish, I thought. I hesitated a moment...
...closest, the one with the pilot's cap on his head, reached out and quickly goosed me. I was so outraged that by the time I could get my Spanish straight enough to curse him, the three were several yards past me, laughing uproariously as the flying ace was congratulated by the other two, as if he had just shot down the Red Baron...
Cornell captain Doug Bell will be Crimson ace Peter Tetlow's chief competition in the long distance freestyle. As has been usual in the Cornell meet, a 1650-yard freestyle will replace the usual 1000-yard freestyle in preparation for the Eastern Championships. Bell has been clocked in 4:55 in the 500 freestyle as opposed to Tetlow's 4:40. In the 1000, Bell has been recorded in 10:01.8 earlier this season as compared to Tetlow...
These profiles of the men behind the big by-lines are some of the most interesting material in the book. Generally, it is less their own shortcomings than it is editorial censorship that plagues these heavies. Jules Witcover, an ace for the Los Angeles Times, must keep his pieces free of analysis to get them published. R.W. "Johnny" Apple's on-target appraisal of a crucial vote in the 1972 Democratic Convention was killed by his New York Times editors because it didn't jibe with the standard account...
...earliest Simon's plan could go into effect would be March 1. Any further delay in preparing the program could have produced chaos next spring if the fuel shortage does not ease as much as the Administration hopes. Politically, the stand-by plan gives the Administration an ace in the hole in dealing with legislators who have often accused it of fumbling with the energy crisis. Before adjourning for the Christmas recess, Congress failed to pass the Emergency Energy Bill, which would have given the Administration power to impose rationing and take other conservation steps. It will take...