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...movie or TV writer could have fashioned a conclusion that was more cheerful, or at least clearer. In fact, the apparent end of the two-month-long actors' strike last week left about as many unanswered questions as the average episode of Dallas. After a marathon session, negotiators for the unions and the producers reached an agreement, but no one was certain when production would resume, or indeed if the 60,000 performers involved would ratify the contract at all. There were a few forced handshakes, but, as Industry Spokesman Philip Myers wryly phrased it, "there was no dancing...
They are now in their final frenetic weeks of training, crisscrossing city streets and country lanes, eating special foods, subjecting their bodies to all manner of special exercises. The object of all this self-inflicted agony is the Oct. 26 New York City Marathon, when 16,000 runners will try to pound out 26.2 miles (42.2 km) in the world's largest long-distance race. Few will be able to match stride with the likes of Four-Time Winner Bill Rodgers. But for many competitors, just finishing is its own special victory: they are convinced that long-distance running...
PINPOINTING the problem spots in each Core area and developing course ideas may require some subcommittees to hold marathon brainstorming sessions. They should also send a questionnaire to students--especially freshmen and sophomores--asking what they would like to see added to the Core. This is not to imply that the subcommittees--which each include two students--would be incapable of doing the job themselves. But suggestions from students who must select from the Core offerings could evolve into workable course ideas...
...analysts believe that several other companies, including General American the of Texas and Marathon Oil of Ohio, are likely to follow the Mesa or Houston examples. As the exploration boom heats up, many firms may be anx ious to jettison old wells and concentrate on wild-cat drilling. One uncertainty about the trusts: the Internal Revenue Service has yet to rule on the tax benefits that will shower on shareholders. Until then, Texas tycoons will continue drilling through this large loophole...
...talked the Canadian Cancer Society into sponsoring his run as a fund-raising venture, and he wore a white T shirt labeled MARATHON OF HOPE. Said he: "I wanted to show people that just because they're disabled...