Word: pound
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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After Britain devalued the pound last month, the gold-backed U.S. dollar faced a rush of gold-buying speculators who figured that the free world's key currency was next. Last week, well after the gold rush had subsided, President Johnson saw victory. "The speculative attack on the system," he said, "was decisively repelled." The price? "A relatively small cost in reserves...
...last year, the Christians gobbled up the Lions in the IAB, as Harvard pulled out a fantastic 20-14 victory over the perennial Ivy League wrestling champions on the strength of then-sophomore Howie Freedman's last-second decision in the 191-pound match...
...Yardling effort was sparked by three double winners. Ed Nosal captured firsts in both the shot and the 35-pound weight. Jon Enscoe followed suit in the mile and two-mile. Walter Johnson won the high jump and high hurdles...
Callaghan, 55, was bound to be one of the biggest losers from the devaluation. For three years he has had the melancholy task of explaining Harold Wilson's economic policies and defending the tottering pound. When Wilson finally devalued, Callaghan sat down on the same day to pen his resignation...
...pound weight, Ron Wilson will shoot for the 60-foot mark this year...