Strength in fibers ...Competitors get their first look at the rope to be used at the Naha Giant Tug-of-War competition, at the port of Naha, Okinawa Okinawa (ō'kĭnä`wä), island (1990 pop. 1,222,458), 454 sq mi (1,176 sq km), W Pacific Ocean, SW of Kyushu; a part of Okinawa prefecture, Japan. It is the largest of the Okinawa Islands in the Ryukyu Islands archipelago. , Japan. The rope is a record: 200 meters long and 1.56 meters in diameter. It weighs 40.1 tons. Maj. Richard Ri·chard , Joseph Henri Maurice Known as "Rocket." 1921-2000. Canadian hockey player. A right wing for the Montreal Canadiens (1942-1960), he led his team to eight Stanley Cup championships and was the first player to score 50 goals in a Yada, executive officer; 835th Transportation Battalion battalion Tactical military organization composed of a headquarters and two or more companies, batteries, or similar units and usually commanded by a field-grade officer such as a lieutenant colonel. ; Naha City Noun 1. Naha City - the chief city in the Ryukyu Islands Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building Mayor Takashi Onaga; and Hidenobu Goya, chairman, Naha Giant Tug-of-War Preservation Conunittee; view the rope Sept. 24. The actual competition was held Oct. 10 at the Naha Military Port. |
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