Word: winning
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...western division of the National League, the Atlanta Braves inched closer to a chance to meet the Mets in the playoff with a 10-4 win over San Diego...
...British girl," he thundered, "is perfectly capable of making her own dates-and so are American men." The Sunday Times chided: "There are visions of the flower of English womanhood being sold into lusty American servitude for the benefit of our sordid balance of payments. Poor old BOAC cannot win." Nonetheless, the airline fought on. "We're only offering them dates," spokesmen insisted, "not promising marriage...
...project, which will cost $40 million initially, had an unusual beginning. At first, Gussie Busch planned to build a brewery at Newport News, ten miles away from Williamsburg. He sought out his old friend Win Rockefeller and assured him that the brewery would in no way dilute Williamsburg's colonial flavor. Rockefeller agreed, and said that he would not mind a bit if the plant were even closer -say, on a 2,500-acre tract that the corporation owned within musket shot of the restored city. Soon after, Busch discovered that the soil at Newport News would not support...
...band-all of whom appeared to be of college age-identified themselves as members of SDS. Undergraduates who saw the group leaving the building, chanting "Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh; NLF is going to win," said they recognized some of them as members of "Weatherman," a militant spin-off from the old New Left Caucus...
...Harvard's backfield is talented and explosive. and its scrum is experienced, knowledgeable and rugged, if they can overcome their lack of scrimmage time and create a sense of teamwork that cannot ordinarily be expected of a squad that has only practiced for five days, they should win. The material, including All-American fullback Joe Daly, is that talented...