Word: lap
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Court's Lap...
...Ryun, who set a new-and still unbroken-world record of 3 min. 51.1 sec. for the mile. Last week the two met again in a race that was billed as the Super Mile. And super it was, as Liquori narrowly defeated Ryun in what amounted to the first lap of a long, long race that is likely to end in Munich at the 1972 Olympics...
General fighting and crashing usually occurs on the first lap of the race. "The track only takes nine or ten seconds to circle, so its a tremendous advantage to get the early lead." Dutcher said. "There's no strategy or planning. It's just a matter of bulling to the front...
Scene One: First-class section of a New York-to-Boston airliner. Conservative Writer William F. Buckley Jr. is discovered tapping diligently at a typewriter on his lap. Enter Liberal Writer Arthur Schlesinger Jr. on his way to the tourist section. He spots Buckley and stops to needle him about preparing so frantically for the public debate scheduled to take place between them in Boston that evening. Scene Two: Tourist compartment. Schlesinger receives small package from stewardess. He unwraps it, finds cigar with a note: "Arthur-this is my contribution to your last meal. Bill." Scene Three: Logan Airport, Boston...
...show results. U.S. experts point out that 18 to 24 months from now the Administration will be under pressure to decide whether or not to go ahead with the undersea long-range missile systems (ULMS) and the B-1 supersonic bomber. Unless a SALT agreement is reached, still another lap in the arms race is almost sure to begin...