Word: v
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...first 38 laps the lead changed hands, while both drivers nursed their cars carefully, hoping for a break that would put them in front to stay. On the 38th lap, it came: Gurney had to stop for gas. The gas tank of his Lotus held only 40 gal. v. 50 for the Scarab. In the pit, the Lotus's starter froze, and by the time Gurney got back on the track, Foyt was a full lap ahead. Desperately, he tried to close the gap, but the strain was too much: on the 42nd lap, the Lotus...
...refusing to join the International Air Transport Association, which sets identical fares for the world's major airlines, Icelandic remains free to underprice its competitors. Its fare between New York and London is $231 v. a standard jet economy fare of $263; between New York and Oslo it is $250 v. $305. When I.A.T.A. carriers cut their fares in April, Icelandic plans reductions of its own to keep an average 20% below the I.A.T.A. level...
...STONE AND THE KNIGHTS COMPANION by V. S. Naipaul. 159 pages. Macmillan...
...modern, with ample home-grown Rococo sandwiched between. Primarily a center of light industry, Munich today provides 700,000 jobs (and has 18,700 unfilled), turns out everything from optical equipment and ready-to-wear clothing to motorcycles and beer-of which the Munchners drink 230 liters a year v. 108 for the average German...
...girls have shining hair, and they wear colorful, skintight ski pants the year round, while the boys are usually beardless and strong-featured in their bright, V-necked sweaters...