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Corpsmen have piled up hundreds of these tiny triumphs-ranging from teaching the twist in Nyasaland to growing lettuce in Brazil to building badminton courts in Borneo. They have been treed by African buffaloes, serenaded by Filipino gigolos, adopted as sons by Southeast Asian aborigines, frightened by playful natives tossing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Peace Corps: It Is Almost As Good As Its Intentions | 7/5/1963 | See Source »

Whish! Whish! The starter's flag fluttered, 33 snub-snouted racers gunned past the grandstand-and Jones was in the lead, whirling round and round, averaging a blazing 150 m.p.h. By the 24th lap, he was already lapping stragglers. On the 64th lap, he pulled into the pits, picked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Auto Racing: Rhubarb at Indy | 6/7/1963 | See Source »

With the leaders so tightly bunched, a break could win the race, any mistake would surely lose it. On the 93rd lap, Gurney pulled into the Lotus pit for a routine tire change-and lost all chance of victory. A nervous mechanic misplaced his hammer; Colin Chapman finally found it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Auto Racing: Rhubarb at Indy | 6/7/1963 | See Source »

Wilson's main worry is that labor may ruin Labor's chances. Fearful that the proposed curtailment of service would put 70,000 of 475,000 workers out of work, the National Union of Railwaymen has called a three-day protest walkout for mid-May. Wilson, who is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Britain: Surgery Before Diagnosis? | 5/10/1963 | See Source »

With a half-mile to go, Beatty's lead grew to half a lap, and 16,759 fans suddenly came alive. Throughout the last two laps, the stamping, clapping, cheering followed Beatty's steady course around the Chicago Stadium like a series of breakers rolling onto a beach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: According to Plan | 3/15/1963 | See Source »

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