Word: raced
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Strong crosswinds buffeted both crews, and turned it into a contest of which crew had the greater pulling power. The winds made it difficult to row smoothly on the choppy water, thereby throwing much of the conventional pre-race strategy out of kilter...
Since the race is so long, strategy usually consists of one boat countering the other boat's move immediately instead of making the opposition tire out gaining an early lead...
Harvard Coach Harry Parker said the race conditions were "very, very tough...
...there, in those details, that the devil resides. While a fifth Reagan summit with Gorbachev is possible, it may take Michael Dukakis or George Bush to finish the work. But it is impressive work nonetheless. The result would be the first major cut in strategic arsenals since the arms race began 40 years ago. Even more important, the effort could lead to "stabilizing" reductions that could enhance the nuclear peace...
Since entering politics, Helms has been dogged by allegations of racism. "This is going to be another race story, isn't it?" he asks, his face flushed. "If it is, don't ever come to this office again." He entreats interviewers to ask black Capitol Hill employees how he treats them and notes that a former press aide was black. But Helms has opposed civil rights legislation, busing, affirmative action, sanctions against South Africa and a federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King. He continues to insist that King associated with Communists and "was a man of tasteless immorality...