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...late as 1950, Israelis relied on wells, rain tanks and collection systems. When there was no rain, they could only pray. Now Israelis have drawn up a master plan, nationalized all water, instituted strict rationing, tapped the Sea of Galilee, and laid out a grid of modern wells, reservoirs and pipelines. So well managed is the country's water supply that nearly 90% of all possible sources are being used-and 98% of all Israelis have running water...
...bellowed and shrieked defiance at the wind. Yelling officials rushed wildly about, collaring reluctant mechanics and dragging them to the safety of the pits. The Tricolor flag fell. Gears crashed, tires squealed, and to a roar from 50,000 spectators, 17 Formula 1 racing cars hurtled off the starting grid for lap 1 of the French Grand Prix-oldest auto race in the world...
...green. No. 6. Driver wearing a blue helmet. Who else? "Clark!" somebody shouted, and suddenly the crowd was chanting: "Clark! Clark! Clark!" Sure enough, just 3 min. 29 sec. after it had left the starting grid, Jim Clark's Lotus-Climax swept around the last left-hand bend into full view of the cheering stands. "C'est formidable!" gasped one awed Frenchman. Sighed another: "C'est termine"-It's all over...
...count Clark's losses than his victories. In 1963, he lost Monaco altogether (frozen gearbox while leading by 10 sec.), had to settle for a second in the German Grand Prix (seven cylinders instead of eight) and a third in the U.S. (dead battery on the starting grid). But he won in The Netherlands with the wrong tires and in France with a rough engine, steered to victory in Belgium with one hand, using the other to hold his slipping shift lever safely in fifth. All told, Jim won seven Grand Prix, equalling Alberto Ascari's 13-year...
...steel complex will use low-cost power from another new project now abuilding: a grid of power plants that will generate electricity from such unusual sources as boiling springs and a water raceway that runs underground for nearly six miles through the rocky soil of South Island. Parliament will soon extend the country's territorial limits from three miles to twelve to protect New Zealand's infant fishing industry, which is being trained by the Japanese to catch tuna and by the Australians to harvest oysters. Hoping to form a kind of Tasmanian Common Market, New Zealand...