Word: cracked
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...with similar paradoxes; only a few years ago, spartan Peking was championing precisely the kind of economic liberalism Khrushchev now promotes, and at the time of the Polish revolt against Moscow in 1956, it was the hard-line Chinese who urged caution on Khrushchev, who was all set to crack down as he had on rebellious Hungary...
...Alps-this time starring in a movie sponsored by German Clothing Manufacturer Willy Bogner. Disregarding the avalanche warnings, photographers set up their equipment on the slopes of the Selin Valley above St. Moritz. Cameras whirred; Werner and 14 other skiers started down the hill. Suddenly, there was a sharp crack, and tons of snow thundered toward the valley floor below. By scrambling and flailing, most of the 15 "swam" on top of the avalanche to safety. Not Werner. And not Barbi Henneberger, 23, a pretty German skier. Together, they tried to race the 500-ft.-wide wall of snow...
...which he gave a true realist's explanation: "Everybody figures they ought to go out and get a Benton now because the old codger is going to be out of production before long." But a warm and happy birthday party, thrown by his admirers, finally produced an infinitesimal crack in the crust. Said the painter: "This is the kind of thing that comes to you when you've outlived your critics...
...there were those on the paper who felt that the boss had lost his mind. In 15 years Rosenthal proved to be one cf the paper's liveliest and most perceptive foreign correspondents, but he had little administrative experience. Says Catledge: "I was asked, 'Why plant a crack foreign correspondent like Abe in the newsroom?' My answer is: 'Why did they put Nashua out to stud when he was winning races...
...Bertrams were having their own woes. Harold Abbott's Rum Runner developed a 4-ft.-long crack in the cabin; the radio was smashed, and a reinforcing stringer had broken loose from the hull. In Lucky Moppie, every time Bertram tried to switch to his main fuel tank, his engines quit. Then, maneuvering at the check-in station on Cat Cay, Lucky Moppie slammed into another boat, knocking it into a sea wall and out of contention. Miraculously, Lucky Moppie kept going...