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The Modesto track was lightning-fast as the runners took their marks. Rangy (5 ft. 10 ½in., 171 Ibs.) Peter Snell, relaxed and smiling, was in lane No. 1; little (5 ft. 51 in., 128 Ibs.) Jim Beatty, tense and drawn, was in lane No. 2. The others were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Golf, Track & Field: The Old Cat-o'-Nine-Tails | 5/31/1963 | See Source »

The countdown went almost perfectly. At 8:04 a.m. (E.S.T.), just four minutes past schedule, the three main engines of Cooper's silvery Atlas thundered to life with lightning-white flame. There was never any doubt about the success of the launching, and as he soared into space, Gordon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Great Gordo | 5/24/1963 | See Source »

(6 of 6) Negroes' goals are not in reach of court decisions any longer." It Could Happen Anywhere. Birmingham therefore set off a chain reaction-uncontrolled. New lunch-counter sit-ins started in Atlanta, Nashville and Raleigh. The N.A.A.C.P. called for peaceful sympathy demonstrations in 100 cities. Jackie Robinson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Races: Freedom--Now | 5/17/1963 | See Source »

The father occupied his time with study, meditation, and writing--he had no recognized profession that took him from his home. Though his children were not especially receptive to his ideas, his son Henry, Jr., declared that the "felt side-wind of their strong composition was that the family became...

Author: By William D. Phelan jr., | Title: Cosmopolite Cosmologist: The Life of William James | 5/8/1963 | See Source »

Died. Frederick Charles Wood, 51, cocky confessed killer of five who rebuffed all efforts to win him a stay of execution, telling everyone "I really want to ride the lightning"; in the electric chair at Sing Sing. Just before the straps were fastened he said: "Gents, this is an educational...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Mar. 29, 1963 | 3/29/1963 | See Source »

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