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...some 30 years ago, a fur trader named Clarence Birdseye caught a fish, watched it freeze instantly in the 50° below zero temperature. Days later, he dropped the fish into a pail of water to thaw it out, was amazed to see the fish flip its tail and swim about. Birdseye decided that he had "unlocked one of nature's secrets"-and also hit upon a new way to preserve food. When he returned to civilization (i.e., his home in Gloucester, Mass.), he developed a mechanical quick-freezing process and thereby laid the foundation of the frozen-food...
When Cole first got into the swim (in 1926), he startled the entire bathing suit industry by lowering the backs of his knit swimsuits by eight inches (and raising the blood pressure of various municipal censors). Later he put out white bathing suits, which were considered daring at the time because of their alleged transparency when wet. Since then, he has built a $3,500,000 annual business with 1,000 retail outlets in the U.S. and seven foreign countries, and likes to think that he sets the style trends for the bathing suit industry...
Jane Wyman in a blonde wig also realizes only a fraction of the pathetic character she plays. Actors Kennedy and Douglas give polished performances, but they swim against the tide...
...William Barnie, 54, Scottish science teacher, who wore a prig of white heather in his bathing cap for luck, boasted: "I'm the oldest man ever to swim the Channel, and the first Scotsman...
...Jason Zirganos, 40, Greek army major, decorated by King Paul last year for being the first Greek ever to swim the Channel, who beat his 1949 time by more than two hours...