Word: bike
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...before the pro races start-thousands of begoggled young maniacs tear around the course, hoping to crack a ton. The first casualty last week was a 19-year-old bank clerk from Epsom, who did not even pause to check into his hotel before he wheeled his bike onto the course; he hurtled into a stonewall and was killed instantly. Within 24 hours another amateur was dead, and 20 more were in the hospital. Traffic cops gave up trying to slow down the thrill-crazy teenagers. "During T.T. Week," explained one bobby, "anything goes...
...Moon, The VIPs and Murder at the Gallop. In the latter, she is Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, crisply telling the police, "I shall have your murderer for you in a few hours, Inspector. Leave it to me." In pursuit of the killer, she rides a bike, rides a horse, and passes information while doing the twist...
...takes on the practical problems of the production, such as settling with the unions the question of whether the parrot is an actor or a prop. Milligan, a 45-year-old Irishman born in India, has his head in electric clouds. "It's the end of the bike," he glooms. "Fin de cycle." He has lots of other ideas about life after World War III-selling plots of sea, for example, because land is so expensive. The phone rings on his desk -and rings and rings and rings. "If it rings 104 times, it's my wife...
...annual Harvard-to-Wellesley bicycle race, discontinued since 1957, will be revived on Saturday, May 18, Cyclists will assemble by 1 p.m. at Harvard Stadium for the start, and the victor will receive not only a brand new racing bike donated by the Bicycle Exchange, but also a kiss from the fairest maiden present...
Cassius never did get his bike back. But six weeks later, he got in a ring with another twelve-year-old, a white boy, and beat him. Then he knew everything was going to be all right. The salesmen in the Cadillac showroom downtown got a big laugh at the little Negro, face pressed against the glass, gazing wistfully at the glittering cars inside. "All Cassius talked about was money-turning pro," says Martin. "At first, I didn't encourage him. A year later, though, you could see that little smart aleck had a lot of potential...