Word: skying
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...Another consideration was the replacement of about 80,000 bbl. of oil per day, or 50% of its requirements, that Israel is pumping out of the Abu Rudeis oilfields in Sinai-a rate that by present estimates will exhaust the fields within five years. In Zurich, Kissinger met with ski-vacationing Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran, whose refineries already provide about 50% of Israel's oil needs. The Shah was willing to make up the difference from Abu Rudeis if the fields were given back to Egypt. "Once the tankers are loaded," he said grandly, "where it goes...
...Harvard ski team finished a dismal eleventh out of a field of twelve in last weekend's Eastern Championships in Middlebury, Vt. The Crimson skiers compiled 121 points, 217 points behind learn-winner Dartmouth...
...guess now I should tell you about the Volvo with the "Save The Whales" bumper sticker on the back and the peace medallion Mrs. Sizemore picked up at Saks Fifth Avenue, and the other kid who is a ski bum, and how much they enjoy New York magazine and African...
Nordic Route. The wave of improved nordic racers reflects a new surge of participation in the sport. Turned off by the high cost of downhill equipment and lifts, not to mention the crowded conditions at most alpine ski resorts, many people are now going the nordic route. For full-time competitor as well as amateur, there is a price for the solitude they find along rural trails: hard work. Few sports are so demanding. On long, thin skis, cross-country skiers are like marathon runners covering miles of rugged terrain while burdened by pounds of awkward gear...
Whatever their motivation, skiers competing for berths on the U.S. Olympic team have not ducked much pain lately. The program set up by the U.S. Ski Association, which organized competition in 1966 and has built training facilities in Utah, is brutal. Summer workouts begin with a 6-mile morning run, wood splitting, more running and then, after lunch, weight lifting. Lack of snow is no obstacle: training includes 15-mile slogs on roller skis-3-ft. skis with roller-skate wheels. If anyone slacks off, Coach Marty Hall drops him or her from the program. "We're not here...