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...ancient Sevenoaks, Kent, 20 miles from London. At the helm having a go at the British driver's test: the richest American, Oilman J. Paul Getty, 68, a 50-year road veteran who had let his U.S. license expire. After successfully wheeling through the test despite the handicap of his outsized chariot, the thriftiest of billionaires solemnly explained: "I drove this because it's the only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 4, 1961 | 8/4/1961 | See Source »

Trotter imposes weights for about 45 stakes races and 50 overnight handicaps each season, gets $25,000 a year for his labors-but does not bet any of it on the horses. Though he has never realized the handicapper's ideal of a multi-horse dead heat, he has had some satisfying moments. His best: for last year's Citation Handicap at Chicago's Washington Park, he assigned 121 lbs. to On-and-On, 114 to Little Tytus and Better Bee, 110 to Top Charger. Then he watched them fight to a photo finish, with only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Winning Weights | 8/4/1961 | See Source »

...beauty and the number of natural and technological marvels surpass belief," says one French tourist. "But the diversity and variety of America may indeed be a handicap. The one thing that I missed here, and which most Europeans miss, is a sense of intimacy." Most visitors hope to save such sights as Texas, Las Vegas and the Pacific Northwest for a second trip. With "Visit the U.S." now a government policy, they should get the chance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Visitors from Abroad | 7/7/1961 | See Source »

Summer Sports Spectacular (CBS, 7:30-8:30 p.m.).*Two top female golfers -Barbara Romack and Mickey Wright- meet two top male golfers in a no-handicap struggle, conducted on a specially constructed, all par-three-hole course in Las Vegas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema, Television, Theater: Jun. 30, 1961 | 6/30/1961 | See Source »

...many dedicated enemies. New York's general feeling about Wagner is summed up by a liberal Democratic leader: "Bob isn't a bad man-just a little incompetent." In heavily Democratic New York City, the absence of strong feelings against Wagner is a Republican handicap. The G.O.P. cannot hope to beat nothing with nothing, and must therefore come up with a strong candidate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New York: Searching Party | 5/19/1961 | See Source »

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