Word: skying
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...Candidate, Actor Robert Redford starred as an idealistic aspirant to the U.S. Senate. In real life, his political achievements can be measured on a more modest scale. Redford, a resident of Provo Canyon, Utah (pop. 124), since 1963 and one of the owners of the nearby Sundance ski resort, last week was appointed chairman of the Provo Canyon Sewer District Committee. His duties: to help local residents win state aid for a more extensive sewage system. "I'm honored," said the actor, "but I'm having a hard time picking a cabinet...
...verve, and old-fashioned inspiration. This year's Games promise to deliver all three in abundance. On the slopes of the Tyrol, a pack of European and Canadian men and women, plus a handful of Americans, will be hurtling down the fall line in a battle for alpine skiing supremacy. Through the neighboring valleys and forests, Scandinavians, East Germans, and Russians will be straining to win the cross-country marathons, while overhead Austrians, Finns and Swiss try to fight gravity for the longest ski jump. On the icy, twisting bobsled and luge chute, Italians, Swiss, West and East German...
...will be the first Olympics for Hamill and Fratianne, as for most American competitors. For many the outcome will be less than their dreams. Medal chances for the U.S. ski teams are marginal, and finishes in the top ten will also be scarce, especially in the Nordic events. The U.S. hockey team will be outmanned and outgunned by a Russian squad that may be the best in the world-amateur or professional. Even America's speed skaters, who are medal contenders, will enter the Games underdogs to a sleek Soviet team...
...that when Ford took a fall on the ski slopes, it got national coverage, while when Kennedy took a fall with some young lady, everyone but the public knew about...
...around reasonably well. So I guess when I see some of these cartoons, it kind of hurts your pride a little bit, but I have been in this political arena long enough that that kind of harpooning is just part of the American humor. As long as I can ski and swim and play tennis and play golf and whatever else I do and feel comfortable, it really doesn't bother me any. I do think it is unfortunate to take something that is inaccurate in a physical sense and relate it to policy decisions...