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In the breaststroke Paul Lankin nosed out Kirkland's John French at 30.2, and Obat of Leverett squeezed into third.

Author: By James P. Mnookin, | Title: Reverett Drowns Kirkland, Takes House Swim Title | 3/10/1966 | See Source »

Too New for Money. Lewis, alas, was unable to compete in the 172-mile race himself because he had four broken ribs, three cracked ribs and a gash on his skull-mementos of the Houston Channel Derby two weeks before. But he sent out no fewer than eight of his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Powerboat Racing: Madness off Miami | 3/4/1966 | See Source »

During the past five years, some 15,000 backyard mechanics have bolt ed souped-up engines onto skeleton aluminum frames, stuck on a couple of tractor seats and suspended the entire Rube Goldberg contraptions on bloated airplane tires - sometimes two up front and four in back. Organized into a par...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recreation: Doing the Desert Drag | 3/4/1966 | See Source »

It was none too soon. At the site of the nosed-in plane, police found a hastily buried box. What that box contained the police refused to say, but whatever it was prompted India's Central Bureau of Investigation to assign a team of topflight investigators to try and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: The Good Bad Man | 2/11/1966 | See Source »

(See Cover) One of the American heroes of the Viet Nam war is not a man but a machine-a snub-nosed, whale-tailed airplane that looks as if it would be lucky to get off the ground. Officially designated the C-130 Hercules, it is known as the "Herky...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aerospace: No End in Sight | 2/11/1966 | See Source »

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