Word: dashings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Robert McNamara," he reported, "brushes his hair straight back, in the style of, better brace yourself, Jack Pickford or the late Douglas Fairbanks. The fact that I have to reach back four decades to describe his hairdo will only stress the curiously old-fashioned look of him. Some men dash into a room, some gallop, others float, burgeon, slide, pad, lope or glide. McNamara's entrance is something between a creep and a stroll...
...lift during takeoff and landing, folds back for less drag at supersonic speeds. Its "terrain radar," which automatically adjusts the plane's altitude to accord with the topography, is supposed to enable the plane to hug the ground while flying at a speed of 900 m.p.h. and thus dash in below the enemy radar net. If the first F-111 did hit a mountain, it was probably due to a malfunction in the terrain radar. The Russians, who have been experimenting with a swing-wing plane of their own, would learn a great deal if they could retrieve parts...
...curlers slide a 44-lb. block of highly polished granite that looks like a wheel of cheese with a handle on top. And the game has evolved into a test that combines the finesse of golf with elements of lawn bowling, horseshoe pitching and pool-plus a dash of chess strategy. A rink (four-man team) scores one point for each stone it keeps closer to the bull's-eye than any rival stones. An expert curler can slide his stone more than 100 ft. down the ice with a spin so fine that it will curl tightly between...
...Aesop's fable the tortoise plodded along the course while the hare slept at the starting line thinking he could win with a late dash. Your cover [March 8] has mismounted your politicians...
...Green of Kentucky scored an upset victory in the 60-yard dash, defeating Craig Wallace and the favored Bennox Miller by one tenth of a second. Green's time of 6.0 tied the NCAA record set by Charlie Green in 1966. Many of America's fastest sprinters did not compete in the event. Jim Hines, Tommy Smith, and Charlie Green have already used up their three years of college eligibility. Billy Gaines has not yet entered college...