Word: pulls
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...orbital path every 13 months and narrowly-by astronomical standards-misses the earth once every 19 years. Astronomers have charted its current orbit precisely, and predict that it will pass within 4,000,000 miles of the earth in June 1968. But they also know that the gravitational pull of the earth and other planets will gradually change the asteroid's orbit and could some day place it on a collision course with the earth...
...Foyt is nothing if not a pragmatist: he ordered a special "overdrive" gear installed in his Coyote-Ford to save his engine and cut down on fuel consumption. He was content to play tortoise to Jones's hare, drive at a steady pace and allow Parnelli to pull away-gambling that the turbine car would break down before the 500 miles were...
...qualities that the Republican Party will prize most highly in its 1968 presidential candidate is the ability to pull in nominees for lesser office on Election Day. Last week Michigan's Governor George Romney demonstrated once again his powers of coattail propulsion. Largely through his efforts, an unknown Detroit advertising man, Anthony Licata, 48, won a special election for the Michigan House of Representatives against James P. Hoffa, 26, Jimmy's boy. Beamed Winner Licata: "People promised to vote for me because they wanted to do what the Governor wanted...
...three matches we lost, the boys played hard, but just couldn't pull cut that clutch point," Wynn added. Larry Terrell, the top man, could never really get his power game unleashed, but still had a creditable 4-4 record...
...Trung An, and soon was pinned down itself in the village of An Hoa. The fire was so heavy that rescue and supply choppers were driven off, and soon the Marines were without food or water, sucking bamboo for moisture. A third company finally broke through and managed to pull its casualties back into a nearby church. All that day mortars crashed around it, but none hit the roof. Even so, it was more than 40 hours before enough helicopters could get in to evacuate all the wounded. The next morning, the Marines blew up all the gear and extra...