Word: blew
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...hurricane, after hurling 140-m.p.h. winds and massive tides into the Bahamas, blew into the southern tip of Florida, where thousands of tourists and residents fled inland. Winds and the highest tides to hit the state since 1926 flooded buildings, ruined crops, disrupted utility services, splintered boats and shattered waterfronts. In a brave attempt to keep guests from fleeing, luxury hotels in soaked Miami Beach threw cheer-up parties...
Anthamatten looked up from his bulldozer, and later reported, "the mountain came down toward us. I ran, but not for long. A giant wind blew me down. I kept crawling on my hands and knees. I was engulfed by ice; it covered me to my chin. I was caught by the very tip of the slide. I could hardly breathe, but I yelled. Some Italians came and pulled me out. The others ran in different directions. They were never seen again...
...Atlantic had not been easily conquered. Sudden gales blew the Tinker belle on her side; she bobbed upright because of her special flotation material. Manry napped during the day and sailed at night so that he could signal away ships that might otherwise have run him down in the dark. Even so, he said, "ever so often some great steamer would come bearing down." On several occasions, he was washed overboard in heavy seas; each time he hauled himself back aboard by a lifeline that tethered him to the boat or by grabbing the boat's rigging. Worst...
...straight sets to give Spain a 2-0 lead, the outcome was a foregone conclusion. Next day Santana teamed with Jose Luis Arilla against Ralston and Clark Graebner in doubles−and, once again, Ralston went wobbly at the critical stage. The Americans won the first two sets, blew the next two, and then, leading 5-2 in the last set, Dennis bungled three straight volleys. The Spaniards pulled out the set 11 -9 to sew up the best of five series the quickest way possible with three victories in a row. A split of the last two singles matches...
...Viet Cong and troops from North Viet Nam have been massing on the plateau, and except for a handful of strongly fortified district villages, and the province towns of Pleiku, Kontum and Ban Me Thuot, they still range at will through the mountainous countryside. Since the Viet Cong blew out three of Route 19's bridges some six weeks ago, the highlands' vital western tier of towns was accessible only by air. Despite an airlift that brought hundreds of tons a week into Pleiku, supplies were growing critically short when Saigon decided that Route...