Word: wondering
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wonder as we look among the stars...
That last image may have been as much theatrical effect as spiritual experience; as the first nighttime launching, Apollo 17 was a triumph of spectacle. It was also the last manifestation of a wonder of the world, and to see it depart was like taking the last voyage on the Queen Mary or hearing the farewell concert of Toscanini...
...installations, and operations experts say that more are needed. The harried air-traffic controllers are all members of the military, and each has to direct 15 to 20 planes at a time, compared with two or three for their counterparts in London and eight to ten in Paris. The wonder is that the airport has only about 40 near collisions annually and has had no major air accidents this year...
...first monthly issue, bearing a cover picture of the comic-strip character Wonder Woman, appeared in July and conveyed a mixed bag of goods. Essays blaming both the shaving of body hair and the wearing of panties (the latter written by Germaine Greer) on male oppression seemed bent on completing the self-parody of Women's Liberation that various public bra burnings had begun. But a piece describing the workings of an internal combustion engine...
...UMass game. Harvard established a strong running game. After playing even with UMass for six or seven minutes. Harvard opened up a 12-point lead. UMass was pressing ineffectively, and Jenkins was all over the court, pouring in points, rebounding and hustling after loose balls. One has to wonder whether Harvard improved its passing or UMass had a poor press. (B.U.'s press rendered Harvard nearly totally ineffective...