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...range is filled with a sweet silence; it is broken only by a thin whistle of wind in mesquite and the oddly haunting sound, a crumpling tinny flex of metal, that an Aermotor windmill vane makes randomly in the tremendous spaces. But out in the middle of nowhere the rancher will come upon an oil "location" that he has leased to drillers. The work is deafening, unclean and, of course, extremely profitable. Oilworkers seem weirdly surly and uncommunicative for this part of the country, like punk rockers, Ahab's harpooners, aliens. The chemical "slush" from the hole...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In West Texas: The Great Mesquite Wars | 3/1/1982 | See Source »

...Crimson is making the most of everyday, and the meet against UMass particularly helped a few members of the team maintain the sharpness that had carried them through the season. After the pressure-packed meets against powers Cornell and Columbia over the weekend, the matmen relished the chance to flex their muscles in a more relaxed matchup...

Author: By G. ROBERT Strauss, | Title: Matmen Relax Against UMass, 28-17, Ready for Saturday Meet Against Yale | 2/17/1982 | See Source »

Reagan's move toward a "closer alliance" with the current South African government is creating "a new environment, which allows the South African government to flex its muscles," Davis said, adding that the increasing frequency and violence of South African military forays into neighboring Black-ruled states was evidence of the "heightened level of aggression" brought about by the Reagan administration's policy...

Author: By Jonathan G. Cederbaum, | Title: U.S. Criticism of South Africa Superficial, Two Experts Say | 12/11/1981 | See Source »

...Ford added that while the MIT contest was no heart-stopper, it did provide Harvard the chance to flex its muscles before jumping into the middle of what promises to be a very tough race for the Ivy crown...

Author: By Charles W. Slack, | Title: Booters Breeze By MIT In Prep for Columbia | 9/17/1981 | See Source »

Gentleman--and ladies--flex your muscles. The fourth annual Andrew Puopolo Memorial Wrist-Wrestling Tournament is about to begin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Arm Wrestlers Prepare; Buckley Awaits Draft | 4/25/1981 | See Source »

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