Word: silver
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...determined band of treasure hunters as the U.S. Olympic team. "The greatest competitive Olympics in history," as U.S. Track Coach Payton Jordan called them, proved to be a showcase for the multifarious talents of an inspired U.S. squad bent on cornering all the gold in Mexico City-and the silver and bronze as well. The medal score told the story: by week's end, with only a handful of events still to go, the U.S. had collected 42 gold, 26 silver and 30 bronze for a total of 98 medals, compared with Runner-up Russia's 65, only...
Anyway, Gene McCarthy, when he finally came to the podium, made up for the rest of the rally. His trips to the Riviera and the World Series seemed to have done great things for him. His face was finally ruddy, his hair had a luminous silver finish, and his tailor had equipped him with an almost psychedelic baby blue shirt. Finally, the Democrats had a match for Ronald Reagan--as if it matters...
...second place Soviet Union won 91 medals and trailed the U.S. in every category. The U.S. breakdown was 45 gold, 27 silver, and 36 bronze...
Take-Off Pants. The costume look-or the "rich hippie" look, as it is sometimes known-is not just the prerogative of the young. Socialite-Artist Gloria Vanderbilt Cooper, 44, is one devotee. Greeting guests at her recent one-woman show in Washington, D.C., she wore silver lamé harem pants, matching vest, rhinestone earrings,'bracelets, a brooch and six gold rings. "My dressing is a natural extension of my art," says Gloria, who specializes in collages...
...Poland's Jerzy Pawlowski, 35, for all his slight stature and bald head, came to Mexico City as a latter-day D'Artagnan: in three previous Olympics he had won three silver medals in fencing and one bronze. This time he took a gold medal, winning 18 out of 20 bouts and the individual saber championship...