Word: rushes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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What would happen to the San Francisco Bay Area if it were hit by a major quake (8.3 on the Richter scale) during the evening rush hour? This question was posed by the Federal Office of Emergency Preparedness to leading earthquake experts. The following scenario summarizes their responses...
...afternoon, and San Francisco's evening rush hour has already begun. Thousands of cars are inching along the highways; cable cars, buses, BART trains and ferries are packed with people. Suddenly the earth begins to tremble and sway, accompanied by a roar that some people liken to the sound of a hundred freight trains. Huge cracks open in streets and sidewalks. Shaken loose by the violent vibrations, tons of glass and ornamental stonework tumble onto the streets, crushing pedestrians and automobiles. Many older buildings collapse completely. Chinatown's famed Grant Street becomes a death...
...years younger than Finley," Taubman says, "but I could barely keep up with him. He really wore me out." Taubman followed Finley from his Chicago digs through the All-Star game in Milwaukee and on to Kansas City last week to observe the A's pennant rush. Throughout, Taubman got a unique view of Finley's long-distance powwows with A's Manager Alvin Dark, and of his frenetic night life and hustling business deals. Phil was even asked to participate by escorting a bevy of Playboy Bunnies, who were distributing to All-Star game reporters Finley...
...more Americans than ever were braving blisters, bites and backaches to hear the babble of clear streams and have night skies as a ceiling-to savor, in Thoreau's phrase, "life near the bone where it is sweetest." And despite all the rush and crowding, those with stamina and imagination were still not too late to find adventure in tranquil places...
...Loeb Wednesday through Saturday and then Monday through Saturday at 5 p.m., except Saturdays at 6 and 9. Tickets are $5-50 and $6-50, but Harvard-affiliated people get St off, and student rush tickets are available half on hour before showtime for $3.75. Jim Crimson...