Word: speed
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...Lentissimo, please. The plural of tempo, a musical term denoting the rate of speed at which a piece or passage moves, is tempi...
...white Lincoln moved slowly through Georgetown's narrow streets, picked up speed as it headed downtown toward the Capitol. In the back seat President-elect Jack Kennedy fiddled with the electric window switch, then sat back and. as if thinking aloud, discussed the vast difficulties of forming a new U.S. Administration. "It's tough to find the kind of people we want," he said, "but we're coming along...
Most of the pro scouts agreed that 1960's linemen were, on the whole, more promising than the backs. Some headlined college stars were shrugged off as lacking the overpowering speed, size or strength to stick with the pros. When the N.F.L. player draft is held later this month, each of the 14 league teams will key its choices to its special needs-a sprinting pass-catcher, a massive defensive tackle. But with impressive unanimity, the N.F.L. scouts agreed on a dream squad of the nation's finest pro prospects. TIME'S pro-picked All-America...
...demonstrated by the facts contained in the communication from Dr. Farnsworth which you printed December ninth. I am sure that, as Dr. Farnsworth asserts, the University physicians are "conscientious, thoughtful men and women." Be that as it may, they are not equipped to handle outside emergency cases with the speed and efficiency necessary. Dr. Farnsworth stated that the physician on duty spent five minutes assembling the appropriate emergency equipment. This is five minutes too long...
They are the dashing, derring-do boys of the National Football League, a tight little elite of halfbacks who survive by speed of foot and wit in a jungle of brute force. Although they may weigh 190 Ibs. or more, they are seldom risked in the crunch of line bucks against wrathful 260-lb. tackles. Instead, they whip downfield for passes, or take a pitchout in full stride to sweep around end. Given a yard or two of maneuvering room, they can break a game wide open by slithering, pirouetting, stutter-stepping and sprinting through a field of tacklers...