Word: lefts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...meter dash in a record-breaking 19.8 sec. Carlos, his bearded teammate from San Jose State College, had finished third. Together, they turned up for the awards ceremony shoeless, wearing knee-length black stockings and a black glove on one hand (the right for Tommie, the left for John). Along with Australia's Peter Norman, the second-place finisher, they mounted the victory pedestal to receive their medals. Then, as the U.S. flag was raised and the band struck up The Star-Spangled Banner, the two black athletes bowed their heads and raised their gloved hands in a clenched...
...Ovanesyan, coholders of the world record (27 ft. 4¾ in.). Beamon's unpolished jumping style made purists shudder and write off as a fluke his indoor world record of 27 ft. 2¾ in. last March. Sometimes he took off from his right foot, sometimes from his left. He often did not bother to count his strides on the approach. In the qualification trials, he fouled on his first two jumps and barely made it to the finals on his last...
...United States! Under Lyndon Johnson I ran for other things-coffee, sandwiches and cigarettes. Nobody's going to call me 'Minnesota Fats' any more. But I could never turn my back on Lyndon Johnson. A year ago, we exchanged friendship rings. He wears his on his left forefinger, and I wear mine proudly in my nose...
Still, the labor market is so tight that inflation is a constant danger. Eying next year's elections, some left-wing groups are already pushing for a general 10% wage increase. Even so, the country displays a confidence that borders on cockiness. This month Sharef declared a 15% cut in tariffs, except for autos, and he has scheduled further reductions for January. By rather boldly opening its borders, Israel expects to fight inflation at home and at the same time test its industry against international competition...
...Senator (Keenan Wynn) gets changed into a Negro. At the end, when everybody joins hands to shout out the coda, it is clear that this classic stage musical has wrinkled into senility. Perhaps, like the inhabitants of Shangri-La, it was condemned to instant old age the minute it left its proper environment...