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...countrymen, somewhere around 150,000 of them, turned out to cheer her on over the suitable-for-framing course that started with a swim in Sydney Harbor. She looked to be in good shape there--Australian athletes perform best when wet. Plying waters ringed by shark-repelling sonar devices, Jones avoided becoming fish breakfast, then took the lead in the bike race. But she could not repel Switzerland's Brigitte McMahon in the run. The Swiss held her off in a desperate finish after they had traveled a total of nearly 32 miles in two hours...
Your sensationalized account of the shark attacks off the Florida coast only perpetuates the general public's irrational fear of sharks [AMERICAN SCENE, Sept. 4]. I have scuba dived and snorkeled in close contact with several species of sharks, including many hundreds of schooling hammerheads and silvertip reef sharks, and have seen only fear, wariness, curiosity or indifference on the part of the sharks. They are beautiful, awesome creatures that are being decimated by shark finners and purse-seine factory ships. DAVID MCCULLOH Cupertino, Calif...
...countrymen, somewhere around 150,000 of them, turned out to cheer her on over the suitable-for-framing course that started with a swim in Sydney Harbor. She looked to be in good shape there - Australian athletes perform best when wet. Plying waters ringed by shark-repelling sonar devices, Jones avoided becoming fish breakfast, then took the lead in the bike race. But she could not repel Switzerland's Brigitte McMahon in the run. The Swiss held her off in a desperate finish after they had traveled a total of nearly 32 miles in two hours...
...This was a day Australians would remember for the rest of their lives. Ian Thorpe, Australia's 17-year-old Water King, took his throne today. Thorpe swam like a shark followed by blubbery tunas, outpacing the field in the 400-meter freestyle by 10 feet and destroying the old Olympic record with his time of 3:40.59. The center exploded in joy - I'm not sure, but I think the roof actually did come off the building. But in typical Australian understated style, Thorpe smiled modestly and barely waved. Thorpe is the bane of a sport photographer's existence...
...HUPD's substation on Longwood Ave., the morning shift discusses the day. It's a small three-room station, dominated by a fish tank belonging to commanding officer Sergeant Arthur St. Andre. It's peaceful in the tank now, but once a tiny shark ate a couple of other fish. Patrolman James P. Sullivan explains that as soon as the shark got "belligerent," he had to be removed...