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...mile in 1934, used to call it a day after a lazy three-mile practice run; Jim Ryun, the University of Kansas sophomore who last year lowered the record to 3 min. 51.3 sec., runs at least twelve miles a day, lifts weights to increase lung capacity and competes against sprinters in relays to sharpen his speed. No longer do athletes worry about becoming musclebound, says Chemical Engineer George P. Meade in Athletic Records: The Whys and Wherefores. They no longer fear that exertion may damage their hearts; it undoubtedly strengthens them. Quite possibly, says Meade, "the current upsurge...
...Szechwan represents a challenge to Mao's central authority and to the validity of the Cultural Revolution. Its political and military boss since 1952 has been tough Politburo Member Li Ching-chuan, 59, who earlier tacitly aided the anti-Maoists and was linked with Red Army Marshal Ho Lung, a onetime warlord and bandit, in a purported plot to depose Mao last February...
...spent in his studio. One of the few painters who gained admission to his inner sanctum reported with awe, "There isn't a goddam brush in the place." Nonetheless, under his painting name of Morris Louis, Bernstein gained a reputation in Manhattan art circles. Since his death from lung cancer in 1962 at the age of 49, his repute has grown to major proportions...
...nothing was wrong and added that he ought to stay out of Stillman Infirmary if possible or he would find himself far behind in his work. The freshman complied, and spent a vigorous day in classes and Lamont. The following morning, he lay in the Infirmary with a collapsed lung...
...account for 68%. But, said Dr. Moore, "although some filter cigarettes are delivering less tar and nicotine to the smoker than regular cigarettes, most are not adequately protecting him from a medical point of view. We believe that improved filters would help stop premature loss of life from lung cancer, emphysema, heart-artery disease, and other diseases associated with heavy smoking...