Word: bus
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Williams adopted Tommie Smith, another long-legged, long-striding master of the 100-and 200-meter events, as his idol. "He had a distinctive high knee style," Williams explains, "and I worked on developing a knee lift. If I ran to catch a bus, I ran high knee lifts. That was all Tommie Smith's influence...
...They set out, with a budget of $2,000 for fares, meals and hotels, on a whirlwind coast-to-coast tour of the U.S. During their 48-hour stay in Los Angeles, they sampled bumper-to-bumper freeway traffic, paid a visit to Disneyland, took a bus tour of Beverly Hills and a trip to the sprawling baroque mansion of Silent Film Star Harold Lloyd. Though pleased by the friendliness of Americans wherever they went, the Lafonts were perplexed by the lack of bidets in their hotel rooms and bothered by the transitoriness of American living. "The French would...
Unlike Europe, where motorists can move between capitals-and cultures-with a few hours' drive, the wide-open spaces of the U.S. can take considerable time and money to cross. By far the cheapest way to do it is a special $99 bus pass available only to foreigners, entitling the holder to unlimited travel for 21 days. Taking advantage of that bargain, Keith Wright, 30, a British tooland diemaker, and his wife Denise, 25, managed to stay within their blue-collar budget yet travel 8,000 miles around the U.S. Since food, gasoline and other staples of everyday life...
...Peperzak, 45, a four-time visitor to the U.S.: "The Americans are so open. You know immediately what they are. I like that, but sometimes it can be too much." The Wrights' happiest memory was of a helpful waitress in New York, but they felt that their long bus excursion had been partially spoiled by disagreeable drivers. "Maybe a bus driver's life is unpleasant," says Denise, "but on the buses it's like you are a pest come to annoy them...
...nearly 25 miles to Houston's Ben Taub Hospital, but there are no public transportation lines that serve Bordersville. Most of the working-age people in Bordersville are unemployed, and most families are on welfare. Local employment is almost non-existent, and with few cars and no bus lines, most of the townspeople are unable to get to work even if they should find jobs...