Word: tow
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...division, the skier enters the course at 30 m.p.h. for his first pass and at 32, 34, and 36 m.p.h. after that until he misses a buoy. Any skier who has successfully navigated the course at these speeds continues to pile up consecutive buoys by running through on tow lines shortened in six foot increments...
...bluntly outspoken president of the Montreal and Canadian stock exchanges, who thought the exchanges would be jeopardized. He got busy, worked up a scorching five-page letter to Gordon, and then set off to Ottawa to protest in person, with five of the exchanges' governors in tow...
...surrounded a huge barn. Guests wandered from house to tent to barn, from tables to dance floor, from bar to buffet, all the while meeting and greeting people whose faces they recognized. A nearby polo field was transformed into a vast parking lot complete with a fire engine, two tow trucks, a chow tent for chauffeurs, overhead electric lighting, and a walkie-talkie system to call cars. Close touch was maintained with the U.S. Weather Bureau (it sprinkled on Sunday), and a doctor and registered nurse were on hand in case any of the 1,000 or so guests suddenly...
...when the immigrant mother is disappearing from real life, a blandly sentimental portrayal of her onstage is in such great nostalgic demand that Dear Me arrived on Broadway as a presold hit, with $400,000 in advance ticket sales and a golden barge train of 365 theater parties in tow. Its chief asset is Gertrude Berg, a supermom with a heart as big as her hutzpa...
Rudolph stated that the plan was carried out "far better than I had expected it would be," and was pleased that his department had found it unnecessary to tow away any cars...