Word: rowing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...reducing the death sentence and a plea for a new trial. "It is the feeling of this court that the jury was right," he explained. "I find no reason to change my mind now." Sirhan smiled, shrugged his shoulders and was taken to San Quentin Prison's death row. There he will await the outcome of lengthy appeal proceedings. Defense Investigator Michael McCowan quoted Sirhan as saying: "Well, now the real battle begins...
...fishing-boat row distracted attention from the more serious dispute between the U.S. and Peru-the seven-month wrangle over oil. Just six days after overthrowing the government last October, Velasco and his junta confiscated most of the available assets of the International Petroleum Co., a subsidiary of Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey). This should have brought into force the Hickenlooper amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act, which would cancel all aid funds, but Washington held off because the matter was still in litigation, with I.P.C., backed on principle by the State Department, demanding just compensation. The Peruvians maintain that...
...grampa" and at one point asked the baseball writers to "knock off that Mr. Cub stuff." Said Durocher: "The guy's wearing out. He can't go on forever." Now Durocher seems convinced that Banks intends to do just that. "I retired him three years in a row," marvels Leo, "but I guess he just gets tired of seeing those young kids I keep putting in his place...
...industries covered by the 500. Apparel beat out office machines for first place with a 20.5% increase; the slowest mover was the shipbuilding and railroad-equipment group, up 6.3%. In spite of attacks on its pricing structure, the drug industry for the fifth" year in a row was the most profitable, with a 17.9% return on invested capital...
...94th renewal of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico was a most exciting occasion. The undefeated Majestic Prince won by a head over Arts and Letters making it nine in a row for the brilliant chestnut son of Raise a Native...