Word: footings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...point, an outraged swordfish attacked the underwater craft; another time, a monstrous 30-foot jellyfish with four-inch-thick tentacles loomed alongside. Those were only two of the incidents that famed Swiss Explorer Jacques Piccard and his crew of scientists had to report when their 50-foot submarine Ben Franklin surfaced off Nova Scotia after a 31-day, 1,650-mile drift up the Atlantic coast in the Gulf Stream. Piccard and his five companions spoke of massive undersea waves caused by the swirling of the Gulf Stream's powerful current around uncharted "hills" on the ocean floor. Their...
...fate of the Everglades is absolutely dependent on water. Each year, 153.5 billion gallons flow through the swamps as a strange kind of river, less than a foot deep and up to 50 miles wide. Changes in the water's quality, quantity and seasonal rhythms endanger the park's incredibly diverse plants and wildlife. And yet, for the past two decades, nearby flood-control projects have steadily dehydrated the glades by diverting water to crop land, commercial and industrial use. The Everglades, explains Park Superintendent Jack Raftery, "is a demonstration that no natural region can be divorced from...
Considering the care required by the children, the settlements were hardly generous. Richard can walk, run and climb stairs. He can write well with his foot-but not with his artificial right hand. He cannot wash or dress himself, go to the toilet alone or brush his hair. Although he is in school and has an IQ of 124, it is doubtful that he can go on to a university. David is immobile, except for rocking movements, and probably will be unemployable all his life...
...Reynolds, who confirmed their quality with fine second-half performances as juniors, are definitely capable of strong backup support, and juniors Richie Szaro, Scotty Guild, Skip Vaccarello, are all talented performers, Szaro, one of the most heralded prospects in Harvard history two seasons ago, has been plagued by a foot injury for over a year, back is questionable, his soccer style placekicking is without a doubt exceptional...
YOVICSIN places great importance on the Crimson's kicking game, and this fall, it could be one of the best in the nation. Punter Gary Singleterry averaged 38.1 yards per kick last fall, making the All-Ivy squad, and Szaro is an established placement kicker who can use either foot...