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...sank in 20 ft. of water on top of the cars. Two tugboats were able to tow the freighter away from the bridge, but divers were hampered by squalls and by fears that a 40-ft. slab of roadway hanging precariously from the abutment might tumble in too. Nonetheless, the divers soon were able to recover 18 bodies; at least 14 more people were believed dead...
...dotty general's Götterdammerung is orchestrated by Peter Stiehl, an engaging mercenary from South Africa. Manhattan outlasts the holdup, but, after all, it is a city of survivors. Stiehl, with a $1 million fee from the general and the man's beautiful daughter in tow, also survives. . . perhaps. In any event, it's time for him to switch to martinis...
Burns points out that Harvard receives no money from towing. "Pat's Tow Service does all that," he says. Prominently displayed in the parking office is a letter from the tow service dated Oct. 20, 1977, which states, "We are unable to accept checks from Harvard students..." Burns explains that every check was bouncing, and "Pat was getting burned...
...weak epee team lost, 6-3. the only bright spot being tow wins posted by junior Kent Libbey. Libbey rose to the occasion, displaying a heretofore unexhibited confidence by slicing by his tow MIT opponents...
Bush hit 17 towns and villages, a seven-piece band in tow. He moved easily from cockfight to cocktail party, toured factories and housing projects. When Baker visited a few days later, he kept an equally hectic schedule, visiting shopping centers, dedicating a clinic...