Word: roar
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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With a pinpoint, mid-Pacific landing by Major Leroy Gordon Cooper, a roar of triumph and a burst of national pride, the Mercury phase of the U.S.'s man-in-space program ended last May. Last week it seemed apparent that, save for sheer luck and pluck, Project Mercury might just as readily have ended in disaster. In a 444-page epilogue to Mercury, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration told a hair-raising tale of failures, ineptitude and just plain carelessness among the private contractors who built and equipped the space capsules...
...sizable following had remained the last threat to Wilson's dominance. Turning abruptly to Wilson in mid-speech, he blurted: "As one who was not exactly happy about the outcome, I want to say now I am happy . . ." The rest of the sentence was drowned in a mighty roar of applause that only subsided a minute later when Wilson stood up and raised Brown's left arm in the champion's salute. Later, standing glowing in the wings, Wilson exclaimed: "That...
Brazil could only be described as a diplomatic disaster. The few feeble cheers were drowned in the roar of protest from Roman Catholic churchmen and conservative organizations. Tito wanted to visit Rio and Sao Paulo; their governors flatly refused, saying they could not guarantee his safety. So for four days Tito hung around the backlands capital of Brasilia while President Joao Goulart wondered miserably what to do next. Tito's address to the joint session of Congress (on the growing importance of nonalignment in world affairs) was boycotted by four-fifths of the legislators...
Hoses & Cam Covers. Suddenly a great roar went up from the crowd. Clark's Lotus was spewing oil. A 10? connecting hose had given way. Now it was Gurney out front, gracefully threading through traffic like a patrolling turnpike cop. After 131 miles, only one other car was on the same lap: the white Offy of Texas' Veteran A. J. Foyt, 28, winner of the Indy 500 in 1961, two-time U.S.A.C. champion. At one point, Foyt closed to within 7 sec. But Gurney was boxed in. He broke clear and within ten laps the lead grew...
...opening. Finally, fullback Bill Grana, now back in the game, took the ball on what was supposed to be an end run but ended up in a blind alley at right tackle. The virginity of its end zone unimpaired, the Mass team left the field engulfed in an appreciative roar from the far stands...