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...moved into the big leagues; he struck a hard bargain with legendary Wildcatter Columbus ("Dad") Joiner, an amiable man with a poor head for figures, and gained control of a vast newly discovered oilfield in East Texas. From then on Hunt expanded his business interests to include pecan growing, asphalt production and H.L.H. products, which marketed a big line of food items. At one point it was estimated that he personally earned $1 million a week...
Nonetheless my friend and I decide to walk the 3.4 miles of glistening asphalt--where the Formula One cars will race at speeds of up to 180 mph--to get a better idea of the difficulties of the race to come. It is cool and quiet on the track as it winds through the hills and gullies, copses and boulders. By the time we are back at our tent it is 4:30 a.m. In the distance, across the track, the bog still smokes...
Furniture will be moved into Canaday during the last two weeks of August, but neither exterior work, such as asphalt paving and landscaping, nor basement work will be finished by the time freshmen arrive for orientation week, August Sartucci, project supervisor in the planning office, said yesterday...
...slalom skier or dancer. With giant strides of legs and arms, head high, he races westward through the cornfields. One clearly senses that there is more driving him on than the headlines in local papers. For Shaw, there is another dimension of reality out there on the great American asphalt. "Coming down a long hill with the wind at your back and the road to yourself is a high," Shaw says. "It's a thrill you never forget." He sees considerable wildlife and often flushes pheasants...
...tape, automobile brake linings, vinyl floor tiles and metal alloys contain asbestos, as do a whole host of plastic articles ranging from frying pan handles to playdough. The asbestos-cement industry is a principal user, employing asbestos in the fabrication of shingles, insulation and plastic board, pipes, roadways, sidewalks, asphalt and almost every other fireproof or high-friction cement product. No satisfactory substitute has yet been discovered...