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...nothing is Iceland called the Land of Ice and Fire: its glacial facade covers one of the most active volcanic regions in the world. In 1963, inhabitants of the tiny island of Heimaey, six miles south of Iceland, watched with some fear and fascination as an' underwater eruption 14 miles away created a new island before their eyes. The island was later named Surtsey, after the Norse god of fire and destruction...
...decision by NASA doctors proved sound. Throughout his rigorous preparation, the geologist-astronaut has maintained superb health and excelled as a trainee. He ranked second in his class of 50 at Air Force flight school, and has spent countless hours on field trips everywhere from Iceland to Hawaii teaching fellow astronauts how to spot and select geologically significant rocks. He worked closely with NASA scientists in devising scoops, shovels and other tools for the moon. Says NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz: "If anyone deserves a flight, it is Jack Schmitt...
...status-and income-of chess masters continue to soar. Up in Iceland, a relaxed and happy Bobby Fischer feasted on suckling pig, sipped a sinister-sounding potion called Viking's Blood, danced with a pretty blonde named Anna Thorsteinsdottir, and uncharacteristically arrived ten minutes early for a meeting with Iceland's President Kristján Eldjárn. The world chess champion's chief worry, in fact, was how severely lawsuits would deplete the $154,687.50 purse he won for trouncing Russia's Boris Spassky. No matter. With offers flooding in (endorsements, book rights, exhibitions), Bobby...
...hurried from the hall. Spassky, reached by a newsman, was philosophical about his defeat: "I'm not sad," he said. "It's a sporting event and I lost. Bobby's the new champion. Now I must take a walk and get some fresh air." From Iceland, where for the past two months he has covered the Fischer-Spassky match for TIME, American Grandmaster Larry Evans cabled his résumé and impressions of the historic contest...
Like the variations on some tricky gambit, the moves in Reykjavik, Iceland, last week were wild, wicked and just plain wearying. First, World Chess Champion Boris Spassky of the U.S.S.R. requested and was granted a two-day postponement of the 14th game in his title match with Bobby Fischer of the U.S. Bobby, never one to miss an opening, immediately filed a formal protest, charging that Boris' excuse of "not feeling well" was too "vague and indefinite" to justify a delay. Actually, Fischer was just twisting the knife, for he and everyone else in Reykjavik could easily diagnose Spassky...