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...August, geologists studying the crater rim found that steam escaping from widening fumaroles. or vents, had caused considerable melting of snow and weakened several large rock outcroppings; they warned that as much as 40 million cu. yds. of rock, a mass three times greater than that of Grand Coulee Dam, could break loose, slide into the lake and trigger flooding. In September, researchers from Eastern Washington State College, wearing oxygen masks to protect them from the sulfurous fumes, made their way through cave passages in a 140-ft.-thick layer of ice and snow to reach the center...
...Standby. Quarterback Roger Staubach, who is having his best season, must be counted on for much of the drama. Staubach, 33, completed 57% of his passes and scrambled for 316 yds. He has been better in the playoffs. His bomb to Wide Receiver Drew Pearson beat the Vikings in the final minute, and he buried the Rams with four touchdown passes. Staubach's infantry consists of Running Backs Robert Newhouse and Preston Pearson. Neither is O.J. Simpson, but both ran effectively enough to make Dallas the top rushing team in their conference...
Staubach's talent is throwing from the shotgun-the old football stand-by that Coach Tom Landry has adapted for third-down passing plays. Staubach sets up 5 yds. behind scrimmage, backpedals seven more after the snap and looks to hit any one of five receivers downfield. He says that the tactic allows him "to save a crucial couple tenths of a second"-time enough to read the defense, then choose one from a confusing mixture of possible passes in front of or behind opposing linebackers...
...worry Widenhofer either. "We have an advantage in playing Cincinnati twice this year," he says. "The Bengals use lots of motion. The only difference between Dallas and Cincinnati is where the quarterback is." The Steelers' offense is more predictable. Fullback Franco Harris was good for almost 5 yds. a smash this season, and Quarterback Terry Bradshaw, who is also having his best season, will throw to him as well. For deeper patterns, he looks to the speedy Lynn Swann...
PUNTER. Rick Engels, Tulsa, 5 ft. 10 in., 175 lbs. Averaging 46.5 yds. per punt, and lofting them high enough to allow tight coverage, Engels will probably put a lot of opponents in poor field position next year...