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Called upon to heave 67-pound cases of Prestone onto a 15-foot pile in the stock room. I gained a new pride in my athletic ability. After working up a sweat filling the charcoal display, I would roll up my sleeves, loosen my tie, and whisper, "Now comes Miller time," as I sipped a Fanta grape soda...
...Cars may roar to Mammoth or the hot springs, less than ten miles away over the Tioga or Paiute passes. Toward the valley, pack trains and jeeps carry food and linen to the "High Sierra Camps" operated by the Yosemite Valley concessioniers. To the east, boyscouts and campfire girls pound dusty, mile-wide paths to the toilet-equipped camps beneath Mt. Whitney. But in the interior, the quiet is enveloping. A hiker of the trail may see no one for days, and those who visit the glacier lakes speak in whispers...
...side of Las Ramblas stands the Mercado de San Jose, and enormous market with a country fair atmosphere. Fresh fruit--a pound of strawberries for 40 cents--and cheese, dried meat and livestock, and row after row of counters piled high with Spanish produce fill the lively mercado...
UMass built an early 19-0 lead with a major decision in the 118-lb. class, a regular decision in the 134-pound division and twin pins...
...terrible shape. Unemployment is now 8.8%, and the British gross national product is expected to decline by 2% this year. Yet sales of North Sea oil have cut British dependence on imported crude, pushed the nation's balance of payments into the black, and kept the pound strong on international money markets. In fact, the British government has become concerned that its currency is too strong, and last week Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said that the value of the pound should decline...