Word: mid
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...this simple plaything may be as old as the Pyramids. But that did not deter Kramer Designs of Royal Oak, Mich., from producing a pop copy with twin twirling plastic disks in psychedelic hues. When the string is pulled taut, the disks whirl apart, then clop together in mid-spin, sounding like a shark with loose plates chewing on an oyster. Op-Yop is its name. At $1 each, Kramer has sold 1,000,000 of them to date, confidently expects to sell another million by Christmas...
Harvard dominated the flow of play in the third period and almost monopolized the ball in the final quarter. Only once did B.U. threaten past the mid-field area. But the B.U. defense still stymied the Crimson attack, until 15 minutes into the quarter...
...return of the speedy Gomez has been an "invaluable" assist to the defense. Gomez's range takes much of the pressure off of the halfbacks in mid-field play...
Penn's George Lokken had run a valiant race, staying close to Harvard pacesetter Royce Shaw for the first four miles. Throughout the race they were joined at the front by a succession of Harvard runners; first Doug Hardin, then Dave Pottetti, and finally Tom Spengler. Mid-way up the last hill, Lokken suddenly found himself surrounded by four opponents. When Spengler raced right past the leaders, his teammates joined him, leaving Lokken gasping in the dust...
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 3--Troops hunted room to room through a huge apartment complex Thursday for snipers silenced by army fire in the most vicious battle of Mexico's City's student rebellion, which has claimed at least 40 lives since mid-July. Tanks roamed down-town streets...