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...factor in an older person's physical and emotional deterioration. Conversely, work after age 65 can improve life expectancy, increase physical and emotional stamina, even boost earning power. "I'm not built for retirement," declares Weisbrod flatly. "I don't want to sit on a park bench." Thousands of aged Americans would probably echo that sentiment...
Written for a reported $100,000 advance with the help of Freelance Writer Patrick Anderson, Magruder's book contains only an occasional hint of the abject contrition that marked his final statement to the bench, and it offers little fresh evidence about the evolution of the Watergate crimes. He guesses Nixon was involved all along in the coverup: "Based on my knowledge of how the White House operated, I would suspect that once the burglars were arrested, Nixon immediately demanded and got the full story, and that thereafter he kept in close personal touch with the cover-up operation...
Although Jackson's overdeveloped build leads to frequent muscle pulls-he sat on the bench for five days recently nursing a hamstring pull in his right leg-it also equips him with 9.6-sec. speed in the 100-yd. dash. But his game utilizes more than power and speed. "Reggie is a smart hitter," says the California Angels' Frank Robinson, one of only three players to win the batting triple crown in the past quarter-century. "This time you may strike him out, but next time he'll be waiting." In fact, Jackson goes to the plate...
King is the best WTT competitor. The cheers she led against the Pittsburgh Triangles in the opening match provoked venerable player-captain Ken Rosewall into storming over to the Freedoms' bench to lecture her against abusing his players. It waff almost as good as professional wrestling without the wooden acting. Rosewall was genuinely mad; the cool man had been razzed by a woman...
...starter Mike Fahey for a no-out, bases-loaded walk to bring Durso across the plate with the decisive run. Dave St. Pierre then lobbed one high into the gale wind behind second base that dropped in to score another. The play brought about more objections from the Brandeis bench, which felt the umpire should have invoked the infield fly rule on the play. As usual, however, the objections were to no avail...