Word: keeled
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...daughter, Indira Gandhi, 44, widow of Congress Party Backbencher Feroze Gandhi (no kin to the Mahatma), and acerbic, West-baiting Defense Minis ter Krishna Menon, 65. Nehru envisions his daughter, who is his closest confidante, as a stopgap Prime Minister who could keep India on an even keel until the Congress Party chose a permanent successor...
...Columbia was the overwhelming early favorite to defend the cup again this year. But critics argued that Investment Banker Paul Shields, who bought Columbia (for about $150,000) from a New York syndicate in 1961, had "ruined a good boat" by tampering with her (Columbia's keel had been shortened), that Skipper Cornelius ("Glit") Shields Jr., 28, the owner's nephew, was too young and inexperienced to handle a big America's Cup yacht...
West Springfield, Mass., Storrowton Music Fair: Howard Keel hauls out Kismet for another go-round...
Stripped to the Bone. The Weatherly that Mosbacher piloted last week was not the same sluggish boat that wound up ahead of only hapless Easterner in 1958. Her stern overhang had been lopped off; she had a new, flatter keel that was designed to point her mast higher (to take advantage of steadier breezes that blow well above the water), make her faster beating to windward. Racing boats are like racing cars-the lighter they are, the faster they are-and Weatherly was stripped to the bone. Halyard and lift winches were removed from the mast and fastened...
...This is a case of maximum keel and minimum hull," says Engineer Stedman Hood, Ted's father. "Every little bit you can save in hull weight can be added to the keel for extra stability and better sail performance." Radical as she is, nobody is selling Nefertiti short. Ted Hood's new boat looks fast, and at the very least, she should have perfect sails...