Word: cupful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There was a sacramental air about it, a sense of ritual drama. Gerald Ford had just returned to the White House from Sunday morning services, fresh from partaking of the cup of Holy Communion at the historic St. John's Episcopal Church. He spoke with the same earnest, forthright piety that had moved many listeners in his Inaugural Address a month before. This time the phrases somehow seemed more sonorous: "To do what is right as God gives me to see the right ... to uphold our laws with the help of God." He had searched his conscience, the President said...
While the crews of Courageous and Southern Cross battled for the America's Cup in Rhode Island Sound, members of the Newport Reading Room were embroiled in a teapot-sized tiff of their own. As a story by Reporter Sally Quinn in the Washington Post had it, New York Senator Jacob Javits, who is Jewish, and his wife Marion were all but tossed out of the tony old club when they arrived for a prerace dance as guests of Nuala and Claiborne Pell, Rhode Island's Democratic Senator. Quinn's intimations of anti-Semitism raised speedy protests...
They were checking, the Australians said darkly, to make sure that the installation of Courageous' big sheet winches did not violate America's Cup rules. Newport salts particularly enjoyed this gamesmanship ploy on the challenger's part because this year for the first time a delegation from the International Yacht Racing Union was checking to see that the complex 12-meter yachting rules were upheld. On the eve of the first race, Courageous was declared legal, and Brian Leary, Southern Cross syndicate manager, put the squall behind him. "Listen," he said, "the Americans have pasted Courageous stickers...
...varsity lightweight eight of stroke Ned Reynolds, Todd Howard, Leif Soderberg, Mac Heller, Peter Huntsman, Bob Leahey, Paul McKenna, John Kiger, and cox Chris Ross journeyed to England to compete in the Thames Cup competition at the Henley Regatta. The lights squeezed through their preliminary rounds, but lost in the finals...
...Porcellian Club boat comprised of four Crimson heavyweight and lightweight oarsmen captured the Wyfold cup at the Henley. Bowman George Host, Scholle, Dave Porter, and Woody Canaday brought the Porcellian Club victory in its first Henley attempt...