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...farmers. Neil Doornbos, 85, and his wife Alice, 81, retired from farming in 1954. Their land, though, is only a mile north of the site of last September's gas discovery, so a 17-story rig is now pushing a drilling bit deep into a cornfield 150 yds. beyond their back door. If the drillers strike it rich, so will Neil and Alice; the couple will get a one-sixteenth share of the production. -By Christopher Byron...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Michigan's Sudden Bonanza | 5/11/1981 | See Source »

Randy's extreme emphasis on weight control has particularly rankled females in the past. Last year, in an effort to get rid of the excess pounds on some his women swimmers. Randy introduced "Fat Patrol"--a policy that forced overweight women to swim 1000 yds. freestyle. interspersed with sit-ups or push-ups--after workouts...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: Two Sides of the Same Coin | 4/8/1981 | See Source »

Shaw went first, marching silently into the night. When he was about 200 yds. from the fort, the Confederates opened a withering fire. Shaw kept marching. Just behind him, men began to stumble and fall. By the light of the explosions, Shaw's men saw him vault onto the parapet of the fort, saw his sword held high, saw him crumple...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Boston: Aid and Comfort for the Shaw | 4/6/1981 | See Source »

During last season's digging, Dothan made her most impressive find to date: 300 yds. south of the burial ground, her bulldozers uncovered foundations of what appears to be a large official residence, containing some 15 rooms, dating back to the 14th century B.C. Mud-brick walls of a second residence, atop the first, traced directly to the era of Ramses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Why Moses Went the Long Way | 3/23/1981 | See Source »

Workmen assembled the crane 200 yds, north of the Square yesterday afternoon and drove it down Mass Ave into the Square late last night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Out of Town | 3/11/1981 | See Source »

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