Word: ace
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...year Air Force veteran and an eight-MIG jet ace in Korea, Lieut.Colonel James Robinson Risner, 40, was the archetype of the professional who until recently has borne the brunt of the U.S. military effort in Viet...
Sandy Koufax's curve ball was low and inside. Juan Marichal, 27, ace pitcher (record: 19-9) of the San Francisco Giants, stood in the batter's box and watched it go by. Behind him, Los Angeles Dodger Catcher John Roseboro wound up, took aim and rifled the return throw right past the batter's ear. Marichal spun around. "Why do you do that? Why you do that?" he screamed. Roseboro did not answer. He started straight for Marichal, and in front of 42,807 horrified-or delighted, as the case may be-fans, Marichal swung...
...contemporary America, however, the royal raptor has about the same status as a clay pigeon. With the cynical and inaccurate excuse that it is a men ace to both man and beast, the golden eagle has been poisoned, trapped, nest-robbed, and pursued in planes by hot-shots taking potshots until the North American variant of this noble species stands in imminent danger of extinction...
...Negro's progress toward full participation in U.S. life. While they didn't make such big headlines, they have a considerable significance and can be read with a measure of pride by anyone who approaches the civil rights question with good will. Don't miss The Ace (in SPORT), Tenor in Whiteface (Music), and More Than Color (PRESS...
...like that great Peanuts Pitcher-Manager Charlie Brown after a hard day on the mound. Outfielder Bob Allison was playing with a hairline fracture of the right wrist. Outfielder Tony Oliva was nursing a chipped knuckle in his right hand. Catcher Earl Battey had a strained back. Worse still, Ace Pitcher Camilo Pascual had to go to the hospital for surgery on torn muscles in his right arm pit. And then, last week -good grief! First Baseman Harmon Killebrew, Mele's star player-he is tied for the league lead in home runs (22) and third in runs batted...