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...quickly, in fact, that their quarterback usually had to forgo giving Simpson the ball in favor of a desperation pass game. When O.J. did carry the football, blocking was so negligible that he was often gang-tackled before he hit the line of scrimmage. Averaging a so-so 642 yds. in his first three seasons, Simpson seemed destined to become one of the many college stars who fail to make it big in the pros...
Then Coach Lou Saban took over the Bills last season and began building a new high-powered attack around Simpson. Toting the ball an average of 21 times a game, O.J. rushed for 1,251 yds. in 1972 to become the N.F.L.'s leading ground gainer. This year he is doing even better. Against the New England Patriots, Simpson led the Bills to a 31-13 win with touchdown runs of 22 and 80 yds. He ended the afternoon with a remarkable 250 yds. gained-a new N.F.L. record for a single game...
...Munich group also explored the influence that the size of a room had on child development. The children tested by the psychologists expressed a strong preference for play areas much larger than anyone had expected, and 90% were not completely satisfied until they were allowed at least 77 sq. yds. each. As a result, the Munich institute has developed its minimum playspace requirements; it now recommends space ranging from 3.6 sq. yds. for infants under two years to 24 sq. yds. for those between seven and nine. In smaller spaces children's mental performance and social behavior deteriorate...
...Rickenbacker learned to fly in 17 days, joined the 94th Squadron under Captain James Norman Hall (later the co-author of Mutiny on the Bounty), and soon was diving in his Nieuport fighter to within 150 yds. of enemy planes before opening fire. When Hall was shot down and captured by the Germans, Rickenbacker took over Hall's group-and later the entire squadron-in the battle against the "Flying Circus" of "Red" Baron Manfred von Richthofen. By the end of the war, Rickenbacker had shot down 26 German planes and blimps, and had been awarded 56 decorations, including...
...Odessa project will start next fall. Every day, 250 tons of garbage, 20 cu. yds. of sludge, and up to 500,000 gal. of sewage water will be sent to a 640-acre plot that one rancher has donated to the experiment. Other landowners are anxious to follow suit. Indeed, says Jack Dillard, director of Odessa's utilities department, "we may have some fights over people wanting to have city garbage dumped on their land-a new kind of range...