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...elements were simply a challenge to some outdoorsmen -and women. The combination of -23° temperatures and 46-m.p.h. winds on New Hampshire's Mount Washington created a -95° wind-chill factor-but did not stop some hikers from risking their lives on its lower slopes. The same was true in New York's gale-whipped Adirondacks, where Psychiatric Social Worker Bill Myers explained that people went out in such weather just because it was there. Said he: "It's an aggressive response, not a passive response like staying inside with a blanket...
...cold soak" also plagued the Midwest's farmers. Near Mount Vernon, Iowa, Gordon Neal discovered that the frost had penetrated an astonishing 6 ft. into the soil, freezing his water line for the first time since it was installed at the turn of the century. His silage pile was unusable, frozen rock-solid; he was forced to feed his cattle scarce hay. Following an extended drought, the freeze endangered the winter wheat crop throughout the Midwest...
...winter racing in New York would be a sickly season indeed were it not for a new twist: the emergence of Steve Cauthen. An apprentice jockey since his 16th birthday last May, Cauthen has won 276 races and more than $1.6 million in purses since riding his first professional mount. That nag, King of Swat, was a 136-to-l long shot, and finished as the odds had him-dead last -but Cauthen has been winning ever since. He stands a good chance this year of building the most successful season a "bug boy" (apprentice) has ever known...
...much did Kissinger contribute to these changes? Was he simply a brilliant tactical negotiator, or did he begin building the "structure of peace" he sought and lay the foundations for a "permanent foreign policy"? In his behalf, Kissinger can mount an impressive case. His design for a global foreign policy included a comprehensive economic, political and military approach with long-term goals. He has sought to explain the new reality that although America is still the world's greatest economic power and possesses massive military strength, "we no longer enjoy meaningful nuclear supremacy." For Kissinger, this has meant...
...left, Murray Dea was called for trying to high stick the puck into the net. That brought play back for a face off at the other end of the ice, and Petro skated back on. The Friars battled to keep the puck in, and before Harvard was able to mount another charge the bellowing Providence multitude was counting down the final seconds of play...