Word: cracked
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...accomplishment for Seagren; he is co-holder with Sweden's Kjell Isaksson of the world's record of 18 ft. 4¼ in. set in El Paso, Texas, in May. But without top competition, Seagren explains, he can't reach the psychological plateau necessary to crack 18 ft. "In practice, even when I'm trying, I can never get over 16½ ft." Lack of competition will not be a problem this summer in Munich, however. Then the 6-ft., 175-lb. Seagren meets Isaksson in an aerial duel that very likely will decide who goes...
...above water. It was also there that she-and not, as some theorists would have it, the male-became the first to use implements purposefully. Envying the male's dagger-like fangs that he could use to crunch through shells, she picked up a pebble and managed to crack a shell with it. "She tried it again, and it worked every time. So she became a tool user, and the male watched her and imitated...
Minister Jack Lynch increased the pressure on the I.R.A. by arresting three top Provo leaders based in the South (Chief of Staff Sean MacStiofáin, however, managed to escape). Lynch explained that he had decided to crack down on the Proves because "peace initiatives have not been given a chance...
...first crack in the Baptist community appeared in 1960, after the All-Union Council, undoubtedly under government orders, sent a stringent Letter of Instructions to district superintendents. The instructions barred children from attending services, and told pastors to discourage baptisms of persons under 30 and to avoid proselytizing. A furor ensued, particularly in outlying areas where believers thought the All-Union Council was already too compliant toward the government. Many churchmen also resented having no voice in selecting council leaders...
...some of the American players. While traveling, he writes four letters a week to his wife and two sons in Sydney. Back home for a rest after his Dallas triumph, Rosewall counted his earnings so far this year ($104,750) and pondered his future. He plans to take another crack next year at the only major title that has eluded him, Wimbledon. By then he will be 38, six years older than Jaroslav Drobny was in 1954 when he scraped by a 19-year-old prodigy to win Wimbledon. The name of the prodigy: Ken Rosewall...