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...KoN-TiKi (304 pp.)-Thor Heyerdahl -Rand McNally...
This seagoing eyesore had a name: Kon-Tiki, after a Peruvian chief of 500 A.D. who had hopped a balsa-log raft to escape his enemies. Kon-Tiki had a destination, too, but it was born of a hunch and a prayer. Her captain, Norwegian Scientist Thor Heyerdahl, hoped to be carried by wind and currents to Polynesia and thus help establish his thesis: that the prehistoric settlers of Polynesia sailed from Peru. Anthropologists may argue whether Skipper Heyerdahl made his point, but no one can deny that Kon-Tiki, his book about the attempt, and the September Book...
...raft itself was never in serious danger. Outside of a couple of storms, the vast Pacific obligingly lived up to its name. The Kon-Tiki had been built cunningly and rode the seas like a chip. "The more leaks the better. Through the gaps in our floor the water ran out but never in." Only once was a crewman in serious danger, when Watzinger fell overboard and was unable to catch up with the raft, which was at the mercy of the current. Haugland jumped in with a life line and rescued him while the other four watched with horror...
Next on the docket is the Band and Glee Club concert at 8:15 p.m. in the Tercentenary Theatre. An informal dance for seniors and alumni in Lowell House courtyard begins at 10 p.m. to wind up the day's events. Kon Bartiott will supply music...
...Kon-Tiki, whose activities were headlined throughout the summer...