Word: squaw
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Cleary won his gold medal as a member of the 1960 U.S. hockey team which upsets a heavily-favored Russian squad at the Olympics held this year in Squaw Valley, Calif. In that game Cleary scored the go-ahead goal for the American team. He also won a silver medal on the 1956 Olympic team...
...life isn't terrific for Bronco Billy: crowds are small, his crew mutinous, and his assistants keep running off when they get throwing knives in their legs and their butts banged on the ground. The ropester gets himself arrested, the Indian's squaw gets herself pregnant and the Bronco Billy tent gets itself burned to the ground. Meanwhile, a young woman named Antoinette Lily gets herself dumped by her husband of 12 hours (who is actually after her money because Lily, you see, is actually a rich heiress from New York) and is forced to take up with the show...
...produce-the best team in the world, professional or amateur. Basically the same Soviet outfit trounced the National Hockey League All-Stars at Madison Square Garden last year. The Soviets have won the title in every Olympics since 1964; the Americans last took the gold 20 years ago in Squaw Valley...
...hell of a job," commented Harvard hockey coach Bill Cleary, one of the heroes at Squaw Valley. "It's a great thrill for those kids and they certainly deserve...
...wild celebration ensued--sticks flying, flags waving--as the final buzzer marked this country's most spectacular hockey feat since another bunch of unknowns pulled in a gold 20 years ago at Squaw Valley, Calif. But there was no joy in Moscow: the Soviet Union, heavy favorites until the upset by the United States Friday night, were left with the silver...