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December weather is cold and blustery around Scotland's Loch Ness, so the story could hardly have been concocted to draw tourists. Even more remarkable, it was written by capable scientists and published in the respectable British journal, New Scientist. Thus it was hard to scoff last week at the latest monster tale. This time, after centuries of myth, speculation and hoax, there was apparently scientific evidence that some kind of large creature-or creatures-may indeed roam the depths of Loch Ness...
...Union. Soviet subs and destroyers shadow the U.S. carriers in the Mediterranean, keeping a watch offshore when the carriers go into port and taking up the chase again when they come out. A fleet of espionage ships keeps watch off U.S. Polaris submarine bases at such places as Holy Loch in Scotland, Rota in Spain and Charleston, S.C. Other snoopers sit off Seattle, New England, and Cape Kennedy, where the Soviets monitor the U.S. space shots...
...Eeeeeeeeeek!" the teller screams, and moments later the bank guards converge on the ladies room with revolvers drawn. The door bursts open, and out bolts a chic chick who looks as though the Loch Ness monster had just popped out of the drain...
...private side trips, he spent fruitless hours on the shores of Loch Ness, hoping for a shot of the Monster. His only other consuming ambition was to see the movie Ben Hur. It was not showing anywhere in London, so his British hosts thoughtfully took him to see How the West Was Won instead. The West has yet to win Sergei. Given a free shot of whisky at a Scotch distillery, he grimaced: "No, no. Too strong, I prefer dry Georgian wine." But he finished...
...Lochnaw Castle stands on the shores of its loch surrounded by some 90 acres of beechwood. Built in the 15th century, tiny Lochnaw can accommodate only ten guests, in rooms (two with baths) ranging from $47 to $77 per week...