Word: crown
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...eldest granddaughter, Princess Margaretha, 29, down the aisle of the 13th century church of Gardslosa, the pink-faced groom, British Trucking Executive John Ambler, 40, waited beside an altar trimmed with wild flowers and flanked with birch trees. Television lights gleamed on the bride's golden crown and her simple wedding dress and veil of Brussels lace. Standing before Lutheran Archbishop Gunnar Hultgren, Margaretha answered the traditional question with a soft "Ja." Ambler said, "I will...
Viking princes have claimed the sea as their domain since the days of Leif Ericson, and Norway's debonair Crown Prince Harold, 27, has salty blue in his veins. A deep-water sailor from the age of eight and Norway's kingpin skipper for the past decade, Harald was named by the Royal Yacht Club to represent his country in the 5.5-meter yacht class at the 1964 Olympics. Sailing the Fram III, designed by U.S. Master Draftsman Bill Luders, Harald is rated a good bet for a medal of some sort, but it had better be gold...
...Northern Dancer: Canada's Queen's Plate 1¼-mile classic, in a strong comeback after losing the U.S. Triple Crown in the 1½-mile Belmont Stakes; in Toronto. E. P. Taylor's bay colt went off a l-to-9 favorite at the shorter distance, breezed home 7½ lengths in front, thus adding another $49,075 purse to bring his two-year earnings...
INDONESIA. The royal-looking pavilion shaped like a crown houses another favorite fair feeding spot for potentates and VIPs. The dinner menu is a table d'hote Indonesian feast (Kambing Masak Bugis, A jam Panggang) served by candlelight, the entertainment Balinese and Sumatran dances performed to the twangs and gongs of the gamelan orchestra...
Referee Krause scored it 69-67 for Griffith; Judge David Zenoff had it 71-70 Rodriguez; Judge John Romero 70-68 Griffith. By the narrowest of split decisions, Griffith had kept his crown. Said Luis: "If I can't win this title back, I'll just have to win the middleweight championship instead...