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Unstudded Supremacy Nokian Tyres’ new Hakkapeliitta R Nordic studless winter tires are advanced versions of the highly successful Hakkapeliitta RSi. The new Hakkapeliitta R is designed to function on all winter conditions and temperature fluctuations while maintaining grip on any road surface...ice, snow, wet, dry. Winters are becoming more unpredictable. The Hakkapeliitta R masters all winter conditions to maximize your safety.
The Premier Studded Winter Tire in North America The newest addition to the legendary 70-year-old Hakkapeliitta family is the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 5. The tire’s tread pattern and components were designed to optimize grip in the most extreme winter conditions. The Nokian Hakkapeliitta 5 was developed to be the undisputed industry leader when it comes to winter tire safety and performance.
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Hakkapeliitta LT
The Hakkapeliitta SUV tire is in a class by itself. With its Locking Sipes and Arrowhead Tread pattern, the Hakkapeliitta SUV delivers incredible off road traction, while its special long lasting rubber compound provides outstanding durability. Made studdable, the Hakkapeliitta SUV was designed to handle the most extreme conditions you can encounter...on or off-road.
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Full Depth Locking Sipes Angled Tread Arrowhead Tread Pattern (directional) 12 Row Patented Eco Stud System Jointless Nylon Belt
Creates 1000’s of sharp biting edges for enhanced traction and safety Expels water and mud effectively while providing outstanding lateral grip Better grip and responsiveness on polished ice while giving a smoother, quieter ride Helps prevent tread separations while providing a smooth, comfortable ride
FEATURE
SAFETY BENEFIT
12 Row Patented Eco Stud System
Better grip and responsiveness on polished ice while giving a smoother, quieter ride Effectively removes snow, slush and water between the tire and the road while providing outstanding lateral traction Helps prevent tread separations while providing a smooth, comfortable ride
Self-Cleaning Arrowhead Tread Pattern (directional) Two-Fold Jointless Nylon Belt
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War images still vivid for MacEdward
By TAMARA HILMES MIDDLEBURY — Foster MacEdward, or “Mac� as friends and family call him, turned 90 on Oct. 22. And though many years have passed, he still vividly recalls being just 22 years old and seeing other young men his age lying in the mud, arms shot off and with little white maggots !!"#$%&'()"#*)$$*+"&,--.$/()% 0"!1102345 beginning to wriggle and swarm. WiFi while you wait! “It was so wet and so humid that just
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By ANDREA SUOZZO LEICESTER — Of the 40 women who entered basic training with Rosie Spahn at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas in August of 1964, just 17 graduated. “It was hard,â€? said Spahn, a Leicester resident. “They’d tear everything out of you, then turn you into a soldier.â€? Spahn didn’t actually go into active duty — women at that point didn’t enter the Air Force with the hope of being posted overseas. The 18-year-old who had never been on a plane instead headed to Texas, Alabama DQG ÂżQDOO\ &DOLIRUQLD WR VHUYH RXW KHU IRXU year term in Air Force hospitals, while the 9LHWQDP FRQĂ€LFW UDJHG RQ RYHUVHDV (See Rosie Spahn, Page 2)
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overnight, the white maggots would start working on you,� MacEdward said. “And I’d say to them, ‘How’re you doing?’ and they’d say, ‘Geez, Mac, if you’d just get me out of here I’d be all right.’� “Here� was the mountainous terrain between Chabua, India, and Kun-ming, China, known as “The Hump� by the other men in the air force who, like MacEdward, were responsible for transporting supplies
from one base to another during World War II. MacEdward joined the U.S. Army Air Force after Pearl Harbor, and following ZHHNV RI ÀLJKW WUDLQLQJ LQ &DOLIRUQLD DQG Memphis, Tenn., MacEdward was shipped down to Boca Raton, Fla., on June 6, 1943, to begin the journey to the China-IndiaBurma Theater. (See Foster MacEdward, Page 4)
Bristol native looks back on three wars By TAMARA HILMES BRISTOL — Bruce Emmons, 85, took a display case with a wooden frame off of his wall and laid it on the kitchen table. Inside, lay military badges in all shapes and colors — stripes, code of conduct medals for the Army and the Air Force, a Purple Heart, and medals for each war he served in. There was one for Korea, one for Vietnam, and one for World War II. A blue(See Emmons, Page 6)