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According to the village patriarch, Man Hing-lap, the bulldozers have aroused the dragon from his slumbers and he is now breathing vengeance on the local population. The first victim was Man's grandson, who came down with a mysterious fever. A few days later, seven other of his grandchildren were similarly stricken. Aghast, Man called for his local diviner, who quickly appraised the situation: the dragon's nose had been cut off by a bulldozer; in revenge, the dragon had put a curse on the whole Man clan, which since the 1200s has made...
...split-second change of direction that makes him unique. "My game is to juke the tough guys," he says. "I put the okeydoke on them, just bounce around and look for daylight. No one is going to get me to put my head in Dick Butkus' lap...
...journey to Mars. When they arrive in February and March, two of the ships are expected to make soft landings while the other two remain in orbit around the Red Planet. Meanwhile, the U.S.'s Mariner 10 spacecraft was well on its way to Venus on the initial lap of the first two-planet, photo-reconnaissance flight. After Mariner has swept by Venus in February, using the braking force of that planet's gravity to change course, it will pass next March within 621 miles of Mercury, the tiny, scorched planet closest...
...will allow. But the collaboration of a young crafts man and a modern-day old master have transformed it into something bold and new. Bright color plays against the hemp's rich browns, big shapes against the intricacy of woven texture, gay in genuity against humble utilitarian bur lap. Formidable...
...design changes-and price increases ranging from $61 to $271 a car-stem from Government-ordered improvements in safety and antipollution features. The new models have advanced emission control units, reinforced roofs and strong, impact-absorbing bumpers. Motorists will notice most the federally mandated seat-belt interlock system. Lap and shoulder belts have been combined into one harness with a lock that completes an electric circuit with the starter. If the driver or a front-seat passenger fails to lock the harness, the car will not start. (If the car does not start even after the harnesses are locked...