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...town of Belle Fourche, S. Dak., donated 20,000 pounds of beef that was about to be barbecued as part of a civic celebration. At least 50 construction companies dispatched crews and heavy equipment to help clear away the debris. An all-night radio marathon in Sioux Falls, S. Dak., raised $25,000. The Boeing Airplane Co., which has construction under way at nearby missile sites, gave $10,000, and Boeing employees donated $50,000. About 50 morticians from up to 100 miles away worked together on the grim task of preparing bodies for burial. The First National Bank...
Instead, Ponti went to Germany and enrolled at the Frankfurt Conservatory. There he began his penchant for marathon practicing-but only of actual compositions. "I never did exercises and scales in my life," he says. "I'm not even a particularly good sight reader. There's no secret to my technique: I just work hard and play the literature...
...marathon was a particular triumph for tennis, which is one of the fastest-growing U.S. sports but has had relatively little exposure on national television. This time, however, a nationwide audience tuned in to the NBC-TV network saw one of the most dramatic and well-played matches in tennis history. Searching for a comparison, one columnist reached back to Don Budge-Baron von Cramm at Wimbledon before World...
Inpact '72. Marathon (7 1/2 hour) discussion on access to the media. 10:30, April 21. Chan...
Since Mom didn't show, I got a big treat at the end--a ride back to Cambridge on the MTA. Following the thrill of the Marathon it seemed that it was only right to take the subway; after all, if you're willing to dine with someone you ought to be willing to wash the dishes. It was my feet that hurt most, but of course while I'd spent three hours roughing up my feet, thousands of miles away whole legs were being blown off people's bodies...