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...enjoyed such persistent suitors. Ever since the Statue of Liberty's centennial began to loom on the national calendar, New Jersey has reignited an old claim to the woman who has long been considered New York's leading citizen. After all, New Jerseyans argue, she is less than 600 yds. from their shore, but a good 1½ miles from Manhattan...
...since the building of the Alaska oil pipeline has a construction project posed more daunting challenges. In parts of the desert where daytime temperatures reach a scorching 120° F, work shifts began under lights at midnight, and liquid nitrogen was used to cool some of the 2.1 million cu. yds. of concrete poured. To allay environmental concerns, engineers built walkways across parts of the canals for the use of cattle and mule deer, and aqueduct sides were deliberately made rough to lend footing for smaller animals that might climb down for a drink. Human visitors are not welcome...
...Heisman Trophy--winning halfback whose speediness helped Army nab three consecutive championships in the '40s; in La Quinta, Calif. Known as "Mr. Outside," he teamed with fullback Doc Blanchard, a.k.a. "Mr. Inside," to create one of college football's most dazzling backfields. Davis' career rushing average of 8.26 yds. per carry is still the NCAA RECORD...
Hesebeck says the group never threatened Vang. Even so, one of the men wrote the number of the hunting license displayed on the back of Vang's vest into dirt coating an all-terrain vehicle (ATV). According to Hesebeck, Vang walked about 40 yds. away from the group and then turned around and started shooting. At that point, says Hesebeck, Willers fired back but missed Vang. Both men agree that chaos ensued. Spraying bullets at the party, Vang shot Willers, 47, in the neck, wounding but not killing him, and then shot and killed Mark Roidt, 28, and Hesebeck...
Brady Keys Jr. has always been a playmaker--on and off the field. In 1964, when he was a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, he ran a punt back 90 yds., a play that's still a team record. In the '70s, as the owner of several franchises, he was an African-American pioneer in the fast-food industry, and his policy of custom-making orders inspired Burger King's famous "Have It Your Way" campaign. Now the former football star is tackling his most difficult challenge yet: failing inner-city schools...