Busy Permian Basin exercisers extol fitness benefits
YMCA and college fitness class members across Midland and Odessa praise regular workouts. Linda Arrault lost 20 pounds after a year of exercise, while Norma Allbright keeps athletics in her life, saying it relieves pressure. John Green notes weight loss and toning, and Tim Hansen foresees job prospects from discipline.
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Linda Arrault
Arrault
Permian Basin
Norma Allibright
YMCA
Odessa College
John
Deborah Green
Health club members deny romance focus in Midland
Midland gym goers insist health clubs are for fitness not dating. Berry Seeker and Bill Tinsley say they come to lift and stay healthy, while James Pitts adds the atmosphere is friendly and not a hunting ground for singles, despite scenes echoed from the film Perfect.
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Permian Basin Health Club
Aaron Latham
Rolling Stone
America
California
John Travolta
Jamie Lee Curtis
Midland
Curtis
Berry Seeker
Texas Fitness and Aerobics
Bill Tinsley
James Pitts
Tinsley
Health Club
Pain and pride in high heels across generations
A Midland reader recalls how women sacrifice comfort for fashion, detailing decades of foot damage from tight, high and pointed shoes. The piece contrasts sturdy family footwear with the lure of sexy torture shoes, ending with a confession of lingering shoe waste and shared lessons as modest, painful history.
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Smith's Orthopedic
Odessa
Salvation Army
Correction on Alvin Crow performance time and date
The Odessa American corrects an error. Fiddler-singer Alvin Crow will perform at 9 30 p m Saturday at Dos Amigos located at 47th Street and Golder Avenue.
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Odessa American
Alvin Crow
Dos Amigos
Crow
47Th Street
Golder Avenue
Northern California tourism guide by Redwood Empire Association
A comprehensive guide to inns museums wineries and attractions across Marin Sonoma Napa Lake Mendocino Humboldt and Del Norte counties with notes on Josephine County Oregon and an extensive San Francisco section including the Golden Gate era details.
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California
The
Redwood Empire Association
Marin
Sonoma
Napa
Lake
Mendocino
Humboldt
del Norte
Oregon
Josephine County
San Francisco
the Golden Gate
Saskatchewan team claims 2199 mpg with Greased Gopher car
The University of Saskatchewan's experimental car The Greased Gopher, powered by a lawnmower engine, won the sixth annual supermileage contest sponsored by Eaton Corp and SAE with 2199 miles per gallon. GM Institute placed second at 832 mpg. The university received a $400,000 grant to develop a highway-safe single passenger car achieving about 200 mpg.
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Marshall
Mich
University of Saskatchewan
Eaton Corp
Society of Automotive Engineers
General Motors Institute
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Allbright
Deborah
Tim Hansen
Minnesota
Concordia College
Pitts
Joe Boyd
Terri Scoiler
Amy West
Allen Green
Midland Fitness Center
Alth Club
Tall City
By Carol Chidlaw
Elody
Melody Gilbert
Todd Shoppe
Permian Mall
Obessa
Midland Park Mall
Midlard
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