Word: lowe
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...public believed implicity in the abilities of the horse, rider, and trainer. Arts And Letterswas the favorite at odds of one to five. Factors contributing to these low odds were: 1. A ten-length victory in his last race, the Jim Dandy Stakes. 2. The presence in the saddle of the great race rider Braulio Baeza. 3. The solid reputation of trainer Eliot Burch. 4. The confidence of many New York bettors who love a favorite and positively adore a sure thing...
...number of studies, biologists have already shown that algae, plant seeds and even beetles can survive temperatures similar to those found on the red planet. "Considering the extreme conditions that organisms tolerate here on earth," adds the University of Hawaii's Sanford Siegel, a physiologist whose studies on low-temperature life have been supported by NASA, "I would be very surprised indeed if we didn't find life on other planets...
...Jerry Lee Lewis, 33, who was riding high in 1957 with Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On and Great Balls of Fire, was riding low a year later when, on a tour of England, the press discovered that he had married his 13-year-old cousin-fully five months before divorcing his second wife. After that, and some other calamities, he plugged along until about a year and a half ago, when his records caught on big in the Country & Western field. At an appearance last spring at The Scene in Manhattan, where he received a standing ovation, tears...
...long ago, the demands would have been unrealistic. Now they are most often met because there is a seller's market for skills; the low birth rate during the Depression has created a shortage of men between 30 and 40 years old. Companies are forced to promote younger and younger men to fill the ranks of middle managers. In addition, the tremendous changes in technology have put a premium on up-to-date education, and that also favors young...
...John C. Carras, 60, inherited a small line that his grandfather started with a rowboat. Carras has built it into a 1,000,000-ton fleet, partly because he was early to appreciate the abilities of the Japanese to build ships at low cost. Of the 19 ships that he now has on order, 17 are being built in Japan. - Nikolas Papalios, 56, went into business after World War II with a 210-ton fishing boat, built in 1895, that he converted into a freighter. By 1957, he owned five small ships and was able to buy a U.S. Liberty...