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...landed in the late afternoon in Walmar, Minnesota, a refreshing stop after the dry-rot outposts of the Plains. Walmar seemed typical of those clean, secure, Main Street towns that appear nestled in a green effulgence when you glide eastward over the Missouri. A short, 40 mile hitch by road took me to Flying Cloud Airport, just outside of Minneapolis, where I unrolled a sleeping bag and spent the night...
...Harvard track team's two-mile relay foursome ran to an unimpressive last-place finish in their five team heat in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship last night at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit...
Plagued by foot and achilles tendon injuries, junior John Murphy was unable to perform up to his capabilities. Trailing from the start of the first leg, Murphy's problems were compounded when his heavily padded shoe fell off his injured leg midway through his half-mile effort...
...last remaining travel bargains is a book: Eurail Guide (How to Travel Europe and All the World by Train). The 1980 edition ($9.95) describes worthwhile trips in 115 countries and details more than 50 cut-rate fares. Examples: the 1,500-mile trip from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso for $9.50, the 2,780-mile jog from Montreal to Vancouver for $35. Great stuff for train buffs, the book gives departure and arrival times for more than 9,000 rail trips worldwide, with specifics about en route scenery and service (on the Peking-Shanghai run an acupuncturist is available), as well...
Richard Thornburgh, Pennsylvania's Governor, savoring a forthcoming trip to China: "I'm going to put aside my budget problems and Three Mile Island...