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...altered the 1967 cup winner so much that it is virtually a new boat. According to one rival designer, Chance "performed a hysterectomy on her keel," radically shortening and reshaping it in an effort to give the boat more "lift" to windward and help it perform better in lighter winds. The bow and stern remain the same, but the afterbody has been made fuller with the addition of plastic molding. Intrepid's center steering wheel has been replaced by two wheels on either side of the cockpit, allowing the skipper to vary his vantage point. In addition...
...FUCK IT!" cried Carol, as her Cricket lighter jammed at Lehman Hall last week. It's a tough world, and Carol is finding it tougher all the time. I offered her a match, but she put her filtered Gauloise away, saying "The hell with it, I've got to give up smoking anyway...
There has been a shift in Americans' tastes, in the direction of "lighter" drinks. The terms are vague, but light usually connotes lower proof, a less pronounced taste and lighter color, while heavy whiskies have a definite flavor, more aftertaste and more caramel color. Scotch blenders, capitalizing on their whisky's carefully nurtured reputation for lightness, have in recent years pitched their promotions to the status conscious,* the young and the increasing number of women drinkers...
...years of iron-fisted rule, Greece's military junta suddenly seemed to be relaxing its grip. A total of 332 political prisoners were unexpectedly released from jail en masse. Twenty-seven men and women convicted of participating in a bomb plot that rocked Athens last summer were given lighter-than-expected sentences. A hand-picked senate of 50 men from various income levels and occupations was being formed to advise Premier George Papadopoulos and his colleagues...
...must be at the Washington Bridge post office, twelve minutes away by subway, at 6. First he sorts, or "boxes up," the mail for his route. Regulations say that the bag he carries can weigh a maximum of 35 Ibs.; usually it is a little lighter. His 18-block trek takes him to 1,100 mailboxes. He enjoys the job, and knows many of the residents he serves. "I like to talk to people," he says. "It's nice in the summertime." For lunch, he gets 30 minutes. His normal day is eight hours. As a time-clock employee...