Word: bays
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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With horses as with humans, sons of famous fathers rarely measure up to their sires. But last week at Churchill Downs, a dark bay three-year-old son of Native Dancer, one of the great horses in the history of thoroughbred racing, did something his daddy couldn't do: he won the Kentucky Derby...
Known by Name. With student cars banned on the campus, some students grumble about their isolation. Most students, however, appreciate the beauty of the rolling, rocky site, which rises from a grassy plain to craggy hills overlooking Monterey Bay. Students ride bikes, wear khakis and Bermuda shorts, enjoy a warm informality with their teachers. "I can walk around here and call half the people by name," says bearded Freshman Harris Freeman, "and that to me is worth more than all the cultural advantages of a big university...
...greatest private transportation outfit in the world, with assets of $6 billion and annual revenues of $1.6 billion. On 19,356 miles of road, it will haul 12% of the nation's freight and serve 2,816 communities from Montreal to Cairo, Ill., and from Chesapeake Bay to uppermost Michigan. The deal between two century-old rivals climaxes nine years of negotiations, which began with huddles among the late Central Chief Robert R. Young, current Central President Alfred Perlman, and former Pennsy Chairman James Symes...
...Last Trolley Ride, though longer, is hardly more substantial. In upstate New York, the orphaned sisters Lottie and Emily Pardee fry fritters in the bay window of their home. The sizzle attracts Jim Eck, who was born on a canal barge, and Jim's "war buddy," Jim Morgan. After a last ride on the trolley line, which is being shut down, these four marry. The trolley line is kept running in miniature in somebody's basement, and subsequently it is sent to the Smithsonian Institution...
Boston law requires concert promoters provide police protection to secure a license for their exhibitions. Concerts at Back Bay Theatre are usually covered by five policeman and one sergeant. The Wednesday night concert, twenty-policemen, two sergeants, and a lieutenant will guard the inside of the theatre...