Word: speeded
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...President was not shy about capitalizing on the feat, even promising bits of moon rock to his hosts. One Far Eastern Foreign Minister, in fact, described Nixon's approach on the Asian tour as "Apollo diplomacy." Whether that was fair or not, Nixon certainly moved with space-age speed, visiting seven countries in as many days. His whirlwind schedule and the resulting mood of if-it's-Tuesday-this-must-be-Djakarta were not very conducive to thoughtful consultations. Still, at a time when American prestige was riding high around the world, Nixon had come to Asia...
...agricultural tractors, imported by residents to circumvent the ban on cars. The tractors are used to cart tourists up the steep hill from the harbor-at a price. In addition, ugly rumors came to the Dame's attention that some tractors occasionally exceed Sark's 10-m.p.h. speed limit. Sark's pubs pose another problem. Though the drinking hours (8 a.m. to 11 p.m.) compare favorably to those in Britain, residents often carry on past closing time-and some of those residents are members of the parliament. "I feel it becomes unbearable," Dame Sibyl said, "when...
...Speed Sells. There are hundreds of additives on the market, and sales last year probably topped $100 million. The largest manufacturer is STP Corp. (for Scientifically Treated Petroleum). It had sales of only $9 million as late as 1963 -but then Andy Granatelli took over as president. Granatelli, a former racing driver, figured that if speed could sell cars and tires, it could sell additives as well. He began to offer extra cash to racers who pasted STP decals conspicuously on their cars. Motorists now buy 2,000,000 cans a week, usually paying more than a dollar...
...speed handicappers--ah, pigeons--who frequent the race tracks can often be heard echoing the familiar Joe E. Lewis refrain by the end of the meeting. "I follow the horses, and the horses I follow.. . follow other horses." )Damon Runyon made Jules Fink and his colleagues famous by calling them the "speed boys." It was a mis-moniker. They were actually brilliant pace handicappers...
...wonderful example of class versus speed can be seen in part in the past performances of Coup Landing. The morning Telegraph will publish his most recent dozen races in the Saturday's August 2 paper. The horse is to run in the feature race at Rockingham Park. In his last ten races against second-class sprinters found at the likes of Fort Eire, Greenwood. Hazel Park, Woodbine, Rockingham Park, and Detroit Race Course this horse established an admirable record of nine wins in nine attempts...