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...with a lot of flying to be had. I logged almost 12 hours of air time in less than 2 1/2 weeks. My traveling companion Rich Graham and I spent the first two weeks in the San Diego area, flying mostly at Torrey Pines, but did some flying inland at Lake Elsinore and Big Black Mountain outside of Ramona, Calif. Our stay in Torrey Pines culminated with a 11/2 hour moonlight cruise over the entire six miles of cliffs at about 400 ft. above the terrain. There were just two of us flying around with flashlights illuminating our sails...
...control bar, trying to turn away from the cliff, head out over the ocean, gain some altitude and try again. He didn't have time. Striking the cliff about 15 feet below the summit, he slid 25 feet down the stone face to a ledge. Then the inland wind resumed and pinned the kite and his body to the rock...
...coastal residents, the blizzard meant nearly 40 hours of sudden death and devastation. Winds lashed the seas into 50-ft. waves that smashed hundreds of seaside houses and forced thousands to flee inland. In Revere, Mass., some people clung to the rooftops of their houses. "Twice each day, when the tide came in, I thought I was going to die," said Anthony Chiarella, who retreated to his attic with his dog Sergeant. In Hull, Teacher Martha Fingers and her family rested in shifts so that they would not be caught unaware if the house was about to be swept away...
...third quarter reported a record loss of $477 million. The announced price rises found a generally sympathetic ear in Washington. Barry Bosworth, director of the Council on Wage and Price Stability, termed Wheeling's 7% increase "awfully big," but a COWPS official later said of the Bethlehem-Inland hikes: "With inflation running around 6%, nobody is terribly concerned about a 5.5% increase?if that's to be the only increase for 1978. If it's not, there's reason for real concern." Should the Administration stick to that line, the steelmen may yet get into a fight with Washington. Industry...
...close to the U.S. price level. But by some estimates the increases announced last week would raise American prices by as much as $40 a ton above the reference prices for imports?which ironically are supposed to be enforced starting Feb. 1, the very day that the first Bethlehem-Inland hikes take effect. That could well enable foreign mills to hold on to a big slice of the U.S. business...