Word: zealander
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Died. Fintan Patrick Walsh, 67, president of New Zealand's Federation of Labor, a craggy bachelor who started as an organizer for the Seaman's Union, strode on to become unquestioned kingpin of New Zealand labor and one of his country's most important men, bitterly resisting all efforts by the nation's farmers (of which he was one of the biggest in the dairy field) to capture an increased share of government benefits at the expense of labor; of a heart attack; in Wellington...
Married. Peter Snell, 24, New Zealand's world record holder for the mile and half mile; and Sally Turner, 20, his longtime sweetheart; in Papakura...
...have a powerful fascination for a peculiar species of human: the mountaineer. Since 1920, when Tibet first agreed to let foolhardy foreigners gamble their lives against an instant of immortality at the rooftop of the world, 15 expeditions have started for the summit. Two, perhaps three, made it: New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing, first conquered Everest in 1953; a Swiss party followed in 1956; and Soviet-Chinese climbers say they planted a statue of Mao Tse-tung at the top in 1960-a claim that most experts do not believe. Other expeditions...
Against the Grease. Mary already has more records than any other lady marathoner, and now she has set her heart on the Sea of Galilee, Lake Geneva, Loch Ness, New Zealand's Cook Strait and, of course, the English Channel. Tall (5 ft. 91 in.) and lissome (137 Ibs.), Mary is a featherweight compared with most Channel swimmers, who pile on fat as protection against the chilly water. She spurns the traditional coating of axle grease, uses heavy-grade Vaseline instead: it is lighter, more water-repellent. And when she is in the water, her thoughts are miles away...
Once every two years American Airlines takes over a posh hotel and holds a banquet for its Kiwis, appropriately named for the New Zealand bird that cannot fly. American's Kiwis are former stewardesses who quit to marry or retired gracefully at 32, the age at which American now grounds its girls. Not all of American's stewardesses want to turn into Kiwis. Last week seven blue-suited American stewardesses, all approaching 32 or past it, sparked a labor dispute by insisting that a girl's wings should not be clipped because of age. "Do I look...