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Using his legs very well, 177 pound Tony Rayner employed a Figure Four leg ride to pin his opponent at 5:03. In the 190 pound bout, the introductory gesture of shaking hands led to a Fireman's Carry and a 31 second pin for the Crimson's Rich Starr...

Author: By M. DEACON Dake, | Title: Grapplers' Pin Parade Stuns C. C. N. Y. | 1/18/1971 | See Source »

Firemen who had entered the three-story building while it was still aflame said that no one was inside the building. No fireman suffered any injury in extinguishing the fire, although one, suited in asbestos, entered the burning building to cries of "Don't do it!" Applause greeted his reemergence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mt. Auburn St. Blaze Guts Vacant Building | 1/12/1971 | See Source »

Last summer, before going into retirement for the first time, Lance drove gasoline trucks through burning timberland in the Kenai Fire to supply the vehicles of the forest-fire fighting crews; it paid very well. When the fire was out, Lance published an article about it in a fireman's magazine...

Author: By William S. Beckett, | Title: Relaxing, Living, Taking Time To Do Things | 12/17/1970 | See Source »

Inflation has also been fired up by the growing economic importance of the service trades. Wages in the services tend to keep pace with manufacturing wages, but service productivity does not. It is much harder to increase the output of a fireman or hospital attendant than of a steelworker. In addition, it takes a severe slowdown in the economy to reduce demand for services. A family...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Inflation's Stubborn Resistance | 12/14/1970 | See Source »

...gala at Ford's Theater. The piece de resistance was a rack of lamb, cooked by Wally Hickel himself on his indoor gas grill. When the grill developed a small but intractable fire, a discreet call was made to the fire department, asking for the help of just one fireman, who was to be smuggled quietly into the kitchen. Instead, seven fire engines roared up and fire fighters pounded into the house from all directions, routing the astonished guests. "I've been to some wild parties," observed Actor Jimmy Stewart, "but Wally, you've topped them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Martha Mitchell's View From The Top | 11/30/1970 | See Source »

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