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...large, deep and quite dangerous ditch in the ice caused by the Zamboni. The ice cleaning machine stalled in the middle of the rink between periods. In his desire to get it started again the driver kept revving up the engine, thus producing a great amount of ice-melting exhaust...
McCloskey even sees a silver lining to the crisis. For one thing, if driving is limited by gasoline rationing, cities will be less congested and also less choked by exhaust fumes. Moreover, he says, "the public will be made aware of the importance of conserving energy...
Some 225 miles to the south, the Delta presents a vivid contrast. Driving down Highway 4, which links Saigon with its rice bowl, buses and military convoys vie irritably for space on the narrow asphalt road, amidst foul-smelling cyclones of black exhaust. There is a dull thud or two of mortar and a burst of machine-gun fire in palm trees half a mile to the south. Women stooping in the paddyfields don't even bother to look up. "Just a couple of guerrillas," sighs the driver...
...committee on admissions will be "in the neighborhood of 15," Bok said, and it will include Faculty, students, alumni and members of the Governing Board. Bok said the committee will receive whatever time it needs to "fully explore and exhaust the issues...
Islanders also resent apparent economic exploitation and abuse by mainland businesses which exhaust resources with seemingly little regard for community needs...