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...otherwise would have been a glorious victory for Ford. One by one, the miles and minutes took their toll of Ford's main competitors: the two Chaparrals were both out of the race by the second hour, and the Ferrari 330 P3 retired to the pits on the 172nd lap with a frozen gearbox. Andretti's accident took care of the rest; he was running third behind two Fords at the time of the crash, and the Porsche was in fourth place. The finish was a parade-Ford, Ford, Ford, Ford. The only really disappointed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Auto Racing: Marred Victory | 4/1/1966 | See Source »

...have to be willing to forgo itself to be able to save itself," was heartened by a recent change in Dartmouth undergraduate sentiment. A plurality of the senior class had plumped for immediate declaration of war on Germany. This week, as he dismissed 499 graduates at Dartmouth's 172nd commencement, he declared...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Hoppy's Generation | 6/23/1941 | See Source »

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