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...will want to continue throwing the hammer after this season remains a questionmark with Lenz: "It's hard for throwers, once out of college you're really on your own; there aren't coaches, facilities, or the financial support available. I'd probably have to go out to a cornfield somewhere to practice...
...years ago, farmers digging a well in a cornfield near the Yellow River in China's Shaanxi province came upon a pottery figure. Subsequent organized digging uncovered an amazing archaeological find: a magnificent buried army of life-sized terra cotta soldiers, rank on rank, some 7,000 strong-charioteers behind chariots and horses, mounted cavalrymen, kneeling archers, thousands of spearmen, each individually sculptured and fully detailed. Scholars determined that the terra cotta army was commissioned by Qin Shihuangdi, the first Emperor of China, as a guard for his tomb, which lies nearly a mile to the west...
...Cornfield added that while she is pleased with the achievements of the assembly so far, "I would like to see us do a lot less planning and a lot more acting...
...Cornfield added the assembly is considering possible open forums between students and administrators and a College-wide student center...
...Melvin Purvis cornered Bank Robber Charles ("Pretty Boy") Floyd in a farmhouse near East Liverpool, Ohio. When Floyd, armed with two .45-cal. pistols, fled across a stubbled cornfield toward the woods, Purvis and his men shot him to death. It was one of the most celebrated exploits of the G-men, forerunners of the present-day FBI agents, and enhanced Purvis' reputation as one of the country's ablest crime fighters. The story of Floyd's death stood unchallenged for almost 45 years...