Word: grandes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Grand Old Problem...
...Antipodes' sake, G.O.P. stands for Grand Old Party. The initials, referring to the Republican party, first came into use in the late 19th century. They have been variously attributed to an American adaptation of "Grand Old Man," affectionate nickname for Prime Minister Gladstone, political cartoonists' use of the abbreviation for convenience' sake (see cut*), and a Cincinnati Gazette printer who was short of space...
Last week, on a long, straight course tailor-made for high horsepower, Britain's Tony Brooks led the Ferraris to a one-two-three sweep of the German Grand Prix in West Berlin,* and Brabham failed to finish. But Brabham still leads Brooks in the world driving championship, 27-23, and British experts are betting on the Aussie and the Cooper-Climax to sew up world championship honors on the tortuous turns of the three remaining Grand Prix events...
...Driving his own Porsche sports car in a preliminary to the German Grand Prix, France's Jean Behra, screeched into a banked turn at no m.p.h., lost control on the rain-slick track, was killed when his car spun over the embankment...
...Driving his own Porsche sports car in a preliminary to the German Grand Prix, France's Jean Behra, screeched into a banked turn at no m.p.h., lost control on the rain-slick track, was killed when his car spun over the embankment...