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...read the whole story. Ali's skills number fewer than his fans. The only thing that remains with him is his incredible desire, his huge heart. His hands are slow, his body soft, his legs often confused in their movements. He trains by running three-quarters of a mile a day. He trains by standing in a make-shift ring, ignoring his sparring partner, and doing magic tricks for an audience...
Scott Murrer had himself another outstanding meet, winning the 500 and anchoring the mile relay team. Brown runner Arnold West led for most of the 500, with the Crimson's Steve Ezeji-Okoye breathing down his neck. Murrer was in third until the last lap of the race. Then coming off the first turn, he passed West and Ezeji-Okoye but could not shake them off. Murrer finished first at a 1:04.4 clip, while Ezeji-Okoye edged out West to take second...
...afternoon, Murrer came from way back to give the Crimson mile relay team a victory. After getting the hand off from Jim Herberich, Murrer tried to pass Brown's anchorman West, whom he had just beaten in the 500, but was unable to keep up with him. With just steps to go, Murrer came out of nowhere and passed West to be the first to break the ribbon...
Then there was an ominous rumble in the east. Slowly, one after another, six B-52 bombers came thundering out of the bright sun, flying only 600 ft. above the desert floor. Just a mile from the audience, each warplane sent 27 Mark-82 bombs, weighing 500 lbs. apiece, crashing onto a mock airstrip. Pillars of fire and black smoke billowed into the translucent sky. Minutes later, the aircraft wheeled to the west, starting their 7,000-mile nonstop flight back...
That accord is part of the largest commercial deal ever made between East and West: an estimated $15 billion plan to construct a 3,000-mile gas pipeline that will stretch from the icy reaches of Siberia to the heart of Western Europe. The venture is basically a pipeline-for-gas swap. The West will provide the materials and technology to build the structure in exchange for the huge quantities of natural gas that the pipeline will carry...