Word: wind
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...head for the safety of the open sea. The intense heat melted through the blue-and-white vessel's metal plating and buckled its superstructure. Authorities considered towing the ship out to sea in case it exploded, but were afraid it might capsize in the 20-m.p.h. wind. By early the next morning, the ship had settled to the bottom, its unsubmerged topsides still flaming. None of the passengers or 360 crewmembers were seriously hurt, but the vessel was destroyed...
...strong wind gusts were not enough, the J.V. boat blew away the Williams crew, triumphing in 6:07.5--a devastating 36 seconds in front...
Senior Nelia Worsley, who hung up her goalie skates last month to fill the oarssomen's bow position, said yesterday, "We kept our pace solid, and the low cadence helped deal with the wind. We're psyched about the rest of the season...
Third man Bob Horne and fourth man Kevin Shaw continued to have trouble playing in the wind (they both lost at Maryland the previous day), each dropping a decisive straight-setter...
THEY'RE FAMOUS down on Capitol Hill for the ability to revive issues that are better left six feet under. Lately, they've been resuscitating a subject most of us were happy to see bite the dust four years ago. In 1975, then-President Ford watched the Indochina conflict wind down to its agonizing end and put the country's Selective Service System on "deep standby" status. Meanwhile, Ford initiated the system of All-Volunteer Forces (AVF), a program aimed at keeping the nation's military system sufficiently staffed without resorting to conscription...