Word: snow
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...problem began last April, when U.S. officials asked the Canadians for permission to test unarmed cruise missiles at the Primrose Lake test range in northeastern Alberta. The Pentagon argued that the region's vast stretches of snow-covered wasteland made it similar to Siberia and thus a suitable proving ground for the missile's sophisticated terrain-reading equipment. Trudeau tentatively agreed to the proposal. But the news was leaked to a Canadian reporter in Washington, and it ended up on the front page of newspapers across Canada. In the uproar that followed, Trudeau hastily denied any binding commitment...
...think there are many Americans who understand what I've done," Mahre said. "That's unfortunate for skiing but nice for me. I'm not one for fame and fortune." He does not strike himself as being that phenomenal. "I grew up in the snow," he said with a shrug, the Cascades of Washington, "where skiing was just something children did after school," especially the nine Mahre children...
...lesser athlete could not make the turns he does; one with less joy for sport would likely never try. Mahre cuts his own ruts in the snow, and those who follow his tracks are apt not to finish the course. McKinney's style is frequently described as dainty. It is said that she skips down the mountain; her skis "kiss the snow." Many of the women racers are rather robust, but McKinney, at 5 ft. 4 in., 115 Ibs., is as light as a scarf. The seventh and youngest child of Hall of Fame Steeplechase Jockey Rigan McKinney...
Besides Austin, the other Harvard affiliates on the research team are Dr. John E. Mack, professor of psychiatry at the Cambridge Hospital; and Roberta Snow, leader of Educators for Social Responsibility...
...today, with 19 mushers vying for a total of $14,000 in prize money. The race culminates in Sunday's finale, a finishing heat of 30 miles. Early indications point to the North Pole's Marvin Kokrine as the favorite, but you never can tell which way the snow will blow...