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Relentless shelling, sniping and the searing Sinai sun make the Bar-Lev Line the hottest front in casualties and climate. There is no sweet smell of victory there, only the odors of cordite, of dead fish in the narrow canal (a mere 80 yds. across at some points), of sweaty bunkers and boots left out to air. Yet plenty of spirited Israelis volunteer for the Suez front. Explains one reserve officer who chose duty on the line: "You cannot argue in your living room unless you have taken part...
...Paul Christman, 51, former college All-America and professional football great who became one of TV's most popular sports commentators; of a heart attack; in Lake Forest, Ill. As the University of Missouri's star tailback from 1938 to 1940, Christman gained a record 4,133 yds.; in 1947 he quarterbacked the then Chicago Cardinals to their last National Football League championship. Beginning in 1958, he brought terse, knowledgeable sports analysis to all three major networks (most recently CBS). His formula for success: "Never insult the intelligence of your viewer. If you have nothing to say, shut...
...much larger percentage of freshmen indicated they would join certain political groups, "if asked." While the YDs maintained a lead with 11 per cent, YPSL tallied a surprising 10 per cent and the NAC attracted 9 per cent of the class, with some students expressing interest in both...
...gradually expanded Doubell's training program to the limits of the athlete's physical capacity. After five years, Doubell now runs six miles every morning; in the evening, he runs three miles and follows that with a series which can consist of 50 sprints over 100 yds., or 30 over 220 yds., or simply five half miles. Beyond that, Stampfl says he teaches his runners "to be complete masters of themselves. I try to lift them beyond themselves-for immortality may be only a lew minutes away...
...Chevelle Malibu down the San Diego freeway at 100 m.p.h. Two weeks ago, after setting a meet record in the half mile at Manhattan's Millrose Games, he jetted to Mexico City to visit a girl, returned just in time to set another meet record for 1,000 yds. in Toronto's Maple Leaf Games...