Word: rank
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That will be a difficult task in the 1,500-meter freestyle, where Vladimir Salnikov of the Soviet Union last week became the first man to break 15 minutes, an achievement that swimmers rank with running the mile in less than four minutes. Urged on by a chanting, cheering crowd, Salnikov, 20, finished in 14:58.27, more than four seconds below the world record set by Brian Goodell of the U.S. during the 1976 games. "If the U.S. swimmers were here in the pool, I'm sure my time would have been the same," he said afterward, speaking through...
Even so, the author deserves close attention. If he is not quite the figure Critic Leslie Fiedler once described as "The greatest science fiction writer ever," his imagination is certainly of the first rank. And if his prodigious saga falters, it is only after four volumes, when the journey has already provided a library's worth of merriment and insight. "In skating over thin ice," wrote Emerson, "our safety is in our speed." Until the final stretch, Farmer's velocity is breathtaking. -Peter Stoler
...have not yet attacked Reagan, there is no reason to assume they will not. Says Robert Neuman, deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee: "Union leadership has been concerned with Carter and Kennedy. They haven't gotten to Reagan yet. When they do, I think they'll hold the rank and file on issues of concern to workers: right to work, OSHA. Reagan's views are dead wrong...
...throwers suffer slipped discs, and pole vaulters cannot rise to the occasion. But there seems little doubt that the U.S. would have continued its domination of men's track events as well as taking several medals in the long jump, discus, shot-put and pole vault. American women rank among the world's fastest in the sprints, but a hamstring injury to Pan Am Games Champion Evelyn Ashford undermined U.S. hopes. Eastern Europeans would, as always, have car ried away most of the medals in distance and field events...
Commissioned officers do even better and rank higher in prestige than lawyers and doctors. An army senior lieutenant with three years of service makes about 150 rubles monthly. A colonel's 500 rubles a month is roughly equal to the earnings of a factory manager; the 48 marshals and fleet admirals of the Soviet Union are paid 2,000 rubles monthly, about the same as a Cabinet minister. More important than salary, however, is the officers' access to luxuries unavailable to most Soviet citizens. Officers enjoy free annual vacations at exclusive resorts, top-quality housing and privileges at shops that...