Word: cham
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...snuff out a candle," he snarled, "than leave it to stink in a socket." In London later that year, the talent was further tried by a man who hated Scots and sycophants and saw both in Boswell. "Mr. Johnson," Boswell gasped as he sat gaping at the Grand Cham of English letters, "I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it." Fixing Boswell with the cold eye of a constable sizing up a fugitive from justice, Johnson applied the famous crusher: "That, Sir, I find, is what a very great many of your countrymen cannot help...
...ruler of Afghanistan is a man of many accomplishments. At 51, Mohammed Zahir Shah can snag the wiliest trout in the Hindu Kush, swoop down a ski slope at 60 m.p.h., or drop a brace of partridge as deftly as a skeet cham pion. He rides like Lochinvar, golfs near par on any course, and betweentimes collects rare books and Oriental art. On his experimental farm outside the ancient capital of Kabul, he raises mutant grapes, outsize apricots, and dairy cattle that can withstand the rigors of Afghan altitude with milky aplomb. But as one of his courtiers puts...
...Ankara by abolishing the separate electoral rolls for Greek and Turkish Cypriots, which effectively barred the Turkish community from the seats it had held in the House of Representatives. Turk ish Cypriot Representatives, who have not been attending meetings for fear of their lives, tried to re-enter the cham ber but were refused admittance unless they would agree to relinquish the veto that they hold over legislation under the constitution. When Turkey angrily placed the matter before the U.N., Ankara's NATO partners reaffirmed their desire for peace on the island, but failed to step in energetically...
...Last year Wegner won $20,757-enough to make him the world cham pion of bull riding and the proud possessor of a nicely tooled leather and silver saddle (worth $800) awarded in Denver last week. His winnings so far this season total $2,556, more than $1,000 ahead of his closest competitor on the rodeo circuit. But Wegner's traveling expenses alone run to $12,000 a year, and he bets on himself to make ends meet. "I went up to Omak, Wash.," he says, "and this outfit had a bull they said had never been ridden...
People were beginning to whisper about Scotland's Jimmy Clark, 28. Two years ago he was the world's No. 1 race-car driver-the Grand Prix cham pion, winner of a record seven races. In 1964, it looked like the same story all over again when Clark won three out of the first five Grand Prix races. Then everything went wrong...