He makes Frosty look like a snowball! It took 9 million pounds of snow to build Angus, a 114-foot-tall snowman. Folks in Bethel, Maine, used tires for buttons, wreaths for eyes and trees for arms. Kids made his "carrot" nose out of wire. Now Angus is aiming for the record books--before he melts!

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March 12, 1999 World Report