Word: boxes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Doing. The concern of the State Department has been to convince the Kremlin that Svetlana's defection was entirely her own doing-a conviction that should come easier when it reads her extraordinary statement about why she left Russia (see box). To demonstrate its innocence of any foul play, Washington decided that Svetlana could not come directly to the U.S., instead found temporary refuge for her in Switzerland. Sensitive to Russian pressures, the Swiss granted her a visa only on the condition that she stay out of sight and do nothing that could be interpreted as a slam...
...decision was not even close-two judges scored it 10-5 for Benvenuti, the third had it 9-6-and the grubby sport of boxing had a hopeful new star. Temporarily, anyway. "Even Sandy Koufax got knocked out of the box sometimes," growled Griffith, vowing to win the title back "if I get another shot at him." He will get it on July...
Junior Bill Cobb, debuting at third base, opened the Crimson eighth with a single. Outfielders Dan Hootstein and Carter Lord knocked Columbia's starter George Bunting out of the box with two more singles. Lord's drove Cobb home and sent Hoot to third...
...requires vast amounts of money, or that basic changes are needed to ensure that wealthy candidates do not enjoy unfair advantages. The Long Act, named for Senate Finance Chairman Russell Long, sought to solve the problem in a deceptively simple manner. Basically, it allowed each taxpayer to check a box on his federal income tax return allotting $1 (on joint returns, $2) of his tax payment for presidential campaigns. The taxpayer could not denote what party or what candidate he wanted to receive his money. The fund would total about $60 million if everyone marked the box...
...seats banking gracefully upward for 14 rows. The farthest spectator is just barely 16 yards from the action and the sound is superior. Considering its impressive size, the Ahmanson Theater is also remarkably intimate; as in the trail-blazing Chandler Pavilion, Architect Becket has replaced the traditional shoe-box-shaped auditorium with an almost perfect square. The proscenium is as wide and as high as the walls and ceilings, the stage semithrust...