Word: tacks
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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While nightfall across much of South Viet Nam brought the fear of Red at tack, the capital of Saigon used to sleep undisturbed. But the Viet Cong guer rillas have moved ever closer, and skirmishes occur regularly near the city's outskirts. Last week Saigon was literally jolted awake by the closest major clash yet- only twelve miles away...
...shark's fin; and she ghosted gently through pockets of virtual calm, finding momentum where none seemed possible. In all of the seven races, Skipper Cox outmaneuvered his rivals at the start, pouring backwind into their sails and slipping out in front. And when it came to tacking duels, he and his crew strutted some impressive stuff. In one contest, on the second day of the trials, Constellation tacked 17 times in 20 minutes. Eagle covered so efficiently that she gained an average of 2 sec. on each tack...
This week Eagle, Constellation and Columbia will tack out into Long Island Sound for the first shakedown cruises. Next week comes the initial "command performance" at the New York Yacht Club's spring regatta. All through the long summer the club's selection committee will hold preliminary trials leading up to the finals beginning Aug. 17. It is far too early for yachtsmen to talk about a favorite for the Cup defense off Newport on Sept. 15. But the odds favor the new boats. Only once in the past has an older boat won out. And that...
...Mercy, Mr. Percy." By January, he was gaining on Carpentier - but not much. Then Carpentier had a heart at tack, pulled out of the primary, and died a couple of months later. Percy's new opponent was State Treasurer Wil liam Scott, 37, who charged into the campaign avowing his all-out dedication to conservatism and his total support of Barry Goldwater for President. Percy decided to take a chance. Although Illinois was considered a bastion of Barryland, he hedged his commitments to Goldwater. Said Percy: "I have made it clear all along that I am running on state...
...Even by tack-room standards, stony-faced Willie Shoemaker, 32, seems a little smaller than life. Standing on tiptoe, he is barely 5 ft. tall and weighs only 98 Ibs. But Willie casts a considerable shadow. In 15 years of booting thoroughbreds around the nation's racetracks, he has won more than 4,850 races, and his mounts have earned almost $31 million...