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...National Clean Air Coalition: "This is a sugar-coated prescription for dirty, unhealthy air." Reagan defended his environmental policies and those of beleaguered Interior Secretary James Watt last week, branding critics "environmental extremists." Said he: "What Watt's trying to do is a little bit like getting a mule's attention-you hit him in the forehead with a two-by-four first...
...baseball's most colorful and innovative franchises. Finley was one of the first proponents of the designated hitter. He tried out orange balls. He brought a mule into the ballpark as a mascot, installed a mechanical rabbit to bring baseballs to the umpire. He gave the game the garish doubleknit uniforms that became commonplace. He harassed his managers by telephoning strategy to the dugout, yet installed a 16-year-old fan as vice president. For all his buffoonery, Finley was as shrewd a judge of talent as any in the sport since Branch Rickey. Roll the names over...
Andy Lockman and Jeff Mule were presented with the William J. Brooks Trophies for the swimmer and diver contributing the most to the overall success of the team...
...years Mule has spent under Walker's tutelage, he has not only expanded his repetoire of dives, but also streamlined the mental process. In the short time it takes to get from the board to water, a diver can be bogged down by the lengthy list of items that separate a good dive from a bad one. To avoid this, Walker urges his divers to focus their attention on board work, take-off action and line-up action...
This season, Mule put in long hours to improve his entries. Presently he is mastering the art of ripping, a technique that quality divers use to minimize the water displaced at entry...