Word: rio
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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From the steaming jungles of southern Mexico, over mountains and past frowning volcanoes, across the sunbaked plains of the north to the banks of the Rio Grande, stretches the longest, most punishing car-racing course in the world. On these twisting, plunging 1,912 miles of macadam and concrete, the fourth Pan-American road race began last week. One of the greatest international meets ever held, it had 177 starters from ten countries and was actually four races in one-big and small sports cars, big and small stock cars. At stake was a total $101,271 in prize money...
...town of Silao. Italy's Humberto Maglioli, in a Ferrari, roared past Bonetto's body (still strapped to the driver's seat) to take the lap in a record 115.4 m.p.h. On the next lap, the course levels out and straightens, and from Durango to the Rio Grande, through Parral and Chihuahua, Driver Maglioli demonstrated the superb straightaway speed that was built into his Ferrari. Over the final 222.5 miles he set his third straight lap record-138.4 m.p.h.-one of the fastest sustained road-race averages ever recorded. But it was not enough to overcome...
Cabled back to Rio, the interview kicked up such a fuss that Aranha rushed out with a further explanation, claiming in effect that he had been quoted out of context. He said that he was not against constructive investments that stayed in Brazil and were content with moderate profits; the trouble was that there has not been much of that kind of U.S. money around in recent years. The burden of both U.S. and Brazilian taxation, explained Oswaldo Aranha, "leads U.S. enterprises to seek investments and profits here that the weakness of our economy cannot stand...
...township in Gallia County, Ohio, Rio Grande College's Clarence ("Bevo") Francis, a towering (6 ft. 9 in.) athlete who was the highest scorer (1,954 points) in U.S. collegiate basketball last season, got a reward for his sharpshooting: he was elected to the office of constable on 15 write-in votes...
...although its border was open to most Mexican cattle from September 1952 to May 1953, refused to let the Charolais in because they came from a tick-infested area. So early this year, without a by-your-leave from anyone, Gilly walked the herd across the drought-dried Rio Grande, and Broussard took them by truck to Louisiana...