Word: cupful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Next to the electric outlet, hardly any American invention is as omnipresent as ice-cold cola. In bottle, can, cup or glass, cola is drunk from White House to roadhouse, and few Americans can travel far at work or play without finding an automatic cola dispenser handy. In the huge industry that has grown up to satisfy this thirst, 77-year-old Coca-Cola is still by far the leader, with 1962 sales of $568 million and profits of $47 million. Coke's closest competitor is Pepsi-Cola, which has closed part of the gap in the last decade...
...foot Endeavour "probably came closer to winning the America Cup than any other British boat," according to John Millar '64. Millar originated the idea for the Newport Museum and has been active in preparing for the schooner's transatlantic voyage. This summer he traveled to England to inspect Endeavour...
...Newport Marine Museum will be established under the suspices of the Newport Historical Society. Present plans call for the purchase of two or three other boats within the next several years, Millar said. Shamrock V, which challenged for the America Cup in 1930, would probably be the first of these. The U.S.S. Constellation, a sister ship of the Constitution, and the schooner Atlantic, which holds the record for crossing the Atlantic under sail, are also under consideration...
...Davis Cup interzone semifinals, whitewashing Britain, 5-0. Down one set and 0-5 to Britain's Billy Knight, Florida's Frank Froehling rallied brilliantly to win a crucial singles match, 4-6, 8-6, 6-4, 6-4. Wimbledon Champion Chuck McKinley won two singles matches in straight sets, teamed with Dennis Ralston to take the doubles. Still to go before the U.S. gets a crack at perennial Cup holder Australia: the interzone finals next month against India. > Oklahoma: a 17-12 upset victory over No. 1-ranked Southern California...
Before challenging Australia for the Cup in December, the Americans must play India in a November match. The U.S. is expected to have little trouble defeating the Indians...