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...Chicago's Midway Airport by taxi. Late in the afternoon, two pilots for the Husky Oil Co., of Cody, Wyo., suggest that I ask their boss, Chairman of the Board Glenn Nielson, for a lift to Cody. Nielson is slightly taken aback but finally agrees, and we have tea and cookies aboard his jet Sabreliner on the way to Cody. Nielson immediately sends me off to a rodeo. A nice...
King Coal, once written off as an early victim of the nuclear age, has instead become its first comeback kid. U.S. coal production, which dropped by more than a third midway through the '50s, this year is on the way to setting a new record somewhat above the previous high of 630 million tons in 1947. Largely as a result of the deepening national energy crisis, President Nixon recently asked Congress to double funding of research into new and cleaner ways of using the fuel that ran steamboats and locomotives. Before the industry can fully savor its new-found...
Thomas, who broke into the starting lineup midway through his sophomore season, is known primarily for his fielding ability, even though he provided key hits against Cornell and at the World Series. He batted .288 in 1970, but his average fell to below .250 this season...
...Midway through the dance that was held the following night at the Sheraton Plaza, the classmates and their wives began drifting out of the main ballroom where some ragtime band was going into its 90th turn through "Hold That Tiger." Across the way, their college kids were having their dance and, before long, that was where it was, yes, at. For by Wednesday night, the crowd had really loosened up. Half the alumni daughters were dancing with porters they had picked up along the way. A good number of the wives were eyeing a few of the boys themselves. (After...
...outlook for real progress is dim because many political leaders do not want to take a firm stand on a messy labor-management controversy until after the 1972 election. The trains' next stop, like the last several, promises to be midway between the points of inconvenience and crisis, and well short of the national interest...