Word: spun
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Kennedy. Plots will doubtless continue to be spun out of the coincidences, contradictions and inconsistencies that surround the crime. But McMillan amply demonstrates that Oswald had no need of any of the world's intelligence services to steady his hand, eye and malevolent will as the Kennedy motorcade rolled into his line of fire in Dallas. He had long before been possessed of the essential preconditions for his crime: abundantly sufficient interior motives and a proven predisposition for homicidal violence...
...Appreciation Day for Harvard fans and the only one lecturing was Princeton tailback Bobby Isom. Isom loped, bulled, juked, and spun his way to 209 yards rushing on a Princeton record 44 carries. Talk about total offense-he was total offense...
...forward Otto Schwartz gave the spectators a visual synopsis of the whole contest at the 10-minute mark when, looking at an open net following a corner kick, he spun the wet ball way over the net from close range. It was going to be that kind...
After four months of bit-by-bit exposure and mounting pressure, the Lance affair last week spun out of anyone's control. Instead of winding down, investigations were being stepped up into the capriciously loose banking habits of Bert Lance, the amiable Georgian who directs the Office of Management and Budget. Each day brought torrents of new allegations, rumors of wrongdoing, hints of still more probes. Inevitably, reports surfaced that Jimmy Carter has reluctantly concluded that Lance must resign. Before long, perhaps before this week is out, one of the President's first major appointees is likely to become...
...drivers cannot. Custom-built for $15,000 apiece, they are three-quarter-size versions of the Formula 1 racer, powered by 28-h.p. Wankel rotary engines capable of 67 m.p.h. on the open road. The brightly colored Fiberglas bodies are mounted on tubular-frame chassis; spun-aluminum wheels carry oversize Goodyear racing-slick tires. They have automatic transmission and quick-ratio steering; brakes are front-wheel disc and rear-wheel drum. The cars are almost impossible to roll over...