Word: fogs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...second of six marks in the waters off Newport, Australia's Gretel II was already 5 min. 28 sec. ahead of France, skippered by Baron Marcel Bich. At the fourth mark, the margin was 24 min. 15 sec.-and then the baron had gotten lost in the fog. The race was finally called 43 minutes after Gretel II crossed the finish line. That made it four out of four for the Aussies, who now have the honor of mounting the 21st challenge to the U.S. in the 119-year history of the America's Cup. But if France...
...spiraling grey fog...
After a decade of assorted riots, the nation's 400,000 policemen are armed with more lethal weapons than some of history's major wars required plus Mace and Pepper Fog, undercover agents, computers and helicopters. The best cops have also learned new techniques for cooling crowds instead of using those weapons. Yet street crime?the worst problem?is so rampant that police are fast becoming the nation's most frustrated minority. In fact, roughly half of all serious crimes are never reported, often because numbed victims expect no help from overburdened police. Between 70% and 80% of police effort...
...Lost in the Fog? That's not a movie...
...well, perhaps you're right," said Roger. "So, anyhow. I see a lot of movies. And then, sometimes, I get lost in the fog. And I go to the bathroom a lot. And I walk around the Common late at night looking for dead dogs, sometimes simultaneously pulling snot out of my nose with a paper clip...