Word: cracked
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...like DeBakey, Ravdin and Gibbon seem to take on the proportions of demigods [May 28], especially to those of us who are now studying to take a crack at medicine. I recently had the privilege of hearing Dr. DeBakey speak on his work in cardiovascular surgery. The work that he described is nothing short of amazing. In times such as these, when so many advances are being made in surgery, it is difficult to remember that these men are not gods but mortals. This work is not a cure-all for all occlusive artery diseases, but one must admit that...
...Certain irregularities," said the officials, had been reported and investigated. "The captain of the British squad . . . very sportingly conceded the matches to the United States and Argentina." In plain words, Britain's crack bridge team, which had been leading in a match with the U.S. for second place, conceded that match as well as the one it had won from the Argentines. The tournament ended with Italy's team the winner, the U.S. second, Argentina third, and Britain last...
Despite the reversal, Sheppard may stay out of prison for some time. His lawyer has asked for a rehearing, may seek review by the U.S. Supreme Court, and hopes ultimately for an entirely new trial. Many another judge will doubtless get a crack at Sheppard's puzzling record...
Bamboo Bottoms. More than 50,000 fishing junks ply South Viet Nam's bulging, 1,000-mile coastline. The ragged reach from the southern coast to the 17th parallel is a navigator's nightmare of coves and sandbars, ready to crack the keel of any U.S. destroyer that ventures within the ten-fathom curve...
...white civil rights officials with failing to register as Communist-fronters. The defendants claimed that the sweeping law was actually being used to deny free speech and curb integration. A federal court refused to intervene under the long-held "abstention" doctrine, which requires that a state court get first crack at the issues. Agreeing with the defendants, the Supreme Court voided the key provisions of Louisiana's law as unconstitutionally vague and held that federal abstention is no longer required in similar First Amendment cases-a victory for civil libertarians all over the country...