Word: canadianization
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...times the nor mal demand. Because the fortunes of sterling and the dollar are closely linked, that was enough to drive the value of the pound down to a record low of $2.392, despite efforts by the Bank of England to prop it up. (In Montreal, quotations in 9210 Canadian dollars registered a comparable price.) Gold sales also soared in Paris, Zurich and Frankfurt. Everywhere, buyers were betting that the U.S. would be forced to raise the price of gold - a step tantamount to devaluing the dollar. Though the Treasury and White House Press Secretary George Christian reaffirmed the obviously...
Carter and Willy Draper were members of a ten-man American delegation chosen by the USEASA (United States Eastern Amateur Ski Association) to compete in the predominantly Canadian event...
Carter flashed down the 1800 foot giant slalom course in 1:30.87 seconds to finish eighth. Peter Duncan, a member of the Canadian Olympic team, won the event...
...first game, played under Harvard rules, the Canadian visitors seemed totally confused. A contemporary newspaper account described the McGill players as "standing in the field merely as spectators of their opponents' excellent kicking." Scoring at will, Harvard fulfilled--for the first time--its 10,000 men's most fervent desire...
...Galbraith might even fit into the picture as player-coach. Next year's Ivy League championship game could feature a head-to-head shoving match between Galbraith and Columbia's other-worldly flake, 7-0 Dave Newmark. We've been told (and George Plympton should know) that the Canadian-born scholar is quite a mover. Fast big men are hard to find...