Word: ski
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...increased interest in skiing brought on by the heavy accumulation of snow proved profitable to purveyors of ski equipment in the Square...
These are literally the best ski conditions I've ever seen. Mem Drive is fantastic," said Michael J. Tuteur...
Bundled in parkas and ski masks, mittens and scarves, the people of Hubert Humphrey's adopted state paid him their final tributes last week. Not even subzero cold could keep them away as they waited patiently on the steps of Minnesota's capitol rotunda in St. Paul for a view of Humphrey's flag-draped casket inside. Among the mourners: a newsboy with his paper bag still slung over his shoulder and a visitor, California's Governor Jerry Brown...
...also calls for some new construction. Work has just been completed on a 400-meter speed-skating oval next to the arena in the center of the village. Two towers, one of them soaring 284 ft. into the air, have been built for the 90-and 70-meter ski jumps. Construction also has started on a complex to house 1,800 athletes. Once the Games are over, the athletes' village will be converted into a minimum-security federal prison that should provide jobs for some 200 local residents. "Every facility here will have a viable afteruse," says MacKenzie...
...would have taken too long to carry it back to I hired some guy with cross country skis to put it in his backpack and ski the beer back to Eliot," he said yesterday...