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Hoffa's International Brotherhood of Teamsters would not only rival the power of the U.A.W., it would also become known as America's most corrupt union. That the two men, almost polar opposites, should have existed in the same city at the same time is not just remarkable. Their differences would define the deepest schism in American labor, splitting the movement into two irreconcilable camps, one progressive and idealistic, the other conservative and avaricious...
...under Trippe always rode shotgun with any new airplane it ordered. Trippe hired Charles Lindbergh to ride his airplanes incognito, and Lindbergh's ideas helped shape the cabin of the first jets. He also served as a pathfinder, exploring possible commercial air routes across the Atlantic and over the polar regions of Asia. Pan Am engineers crawled all over Boeing as the company conceived the outline...
...first obstacle for all would-be polar bears is to overcome the fear of sickness. While mother's warning about certain illness developing from insufficient clothing lies deeply imbedded in the cultural psyche, doctors say health problems should not be a concern. Dr. Christopher M. Coley, a physician from UHS, cites a case from the New England Journal of Medicine in which a jogger suffered frostbite of the penis, as the only documented example of harm from inadequate dressing. "Wearing less than optimal clothing can put you at risk for frostbite, but there is no real proof to support that...
...third time in history that two women have squared off in a general election for the U.S. Senate. But that subject barely surfaces in the daily yin and yang of the campaign. The more interesting story is that while Murray and Smith are both somewhat offbeat, they are polar opposites politically. And at a time in which President Clinton has broken the needle on the country's moral compass, we're about to find out whether one of the nation's largest groups of independent-minded voters goes for the moderate suburban mom who speaks softly or the religious-right...
...feet, I realize my first Bostonian winter is approaching--and all too soon. Thankfully, my East Coast-native parents have prepared me with double-breasted coats and wool sweaters and fleece blankets--ignoring my adamant protests, of course. Umbrellas? Unheard of. Boots? You must be joking. And not only polar fleece, but polar fleece vests? What is going on here...