Word: smithing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...white men, who, they say scornfully, lack today's essential Quality of "soul." There is a deeper deterrent too. Many Negro girls say they are still haunted by the image of the white "massa" coming down the hill to take his pick of slave women. Observes Nancy Lou Smith, a svelte 24-year-old Manhattan career girl from Texas: "For many white males, my skin is still a badge that identifies me as a sexual plaything...
...educational specials called "The History of Drama: From Tragedy to Farce," faded and disappeared from the television screen. After several seconds of advertising, the picture dissolved to the three men who were part of America's second great presidential TV debate, Hubert Humphrey, Richard Nixon and Howard K. Smith, the moderator. This was true American drama: the two nominees in the presidential contest representing the two major parties debating live before the entire nation the vital foreign and domestic issues affecting the country...
...debates began with an eight-minute statement by each candidate which turned out to be only seven minutes on air-time because Howard K. Smith who timed the statements had obtained his stop watch through a small shopkeeper who, it turned out, was a vigorous supporter of George Wallace and because his man had been shut out of the debates decided to take his revenge by setting the clock fast. Therefore the first two statements were abruptly cut off at seven minutes although they had been planned for eight. The error was discovered but the harm had been done. Especially...
...Money Game, 'Adam Smith...
...first and break records doing it." And hang the expense. Designed by Long Island Architect William Tripps, Ondine has a hull and masts entirely constructed of aluminum; her rigging is stainless steel. It takes 27 winches to handle her 2,900 sq. ft. of sail-including two huge Graydon Smith "coffee grinders" that are improved versions of those used on last year's America's Cup winner, Intrepid, and cost $20,000 apiece. Ondine has two cockpits (to keep other crewmen from interfering with the helmsman), and just about every navigational device short of radar: VOR, Loran...