Word: afoot
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...some 225,000 miles in 50 years to bring religion back to the people he thought the Church of England had forgotten. Much of John Wesley's journeying was uphill. Gangs of bullies dogged his steps. A heckler's stone gashed a scar upon his brow. But afoot and on horseback, he kept on going, a short little man in a plain black coat, whose hair was silken white most of his adult life. And his labors helped establish a world church of 14½ million members...
...Manhattan studios, mugging for the cameras, playing with toys (including a game of Russian roulette with an empty pistol), and sometimes merely looking like a weary-eyed, simple simian. He need do no more to earn his $250 a week, but Garroway has bigger plans afoot. "As soon as he can take direction properly," says Dave, "we plan to have J. Fred carry copy to the news desk...
...team from Indo-China has just wound up a close study of U.S. training areas in Korea, and plans are afoot to increase the number of Viet Nam troops from 150,000 to 200,000 by the end of the year. Last week Washington called home its able ambassador in Saigon, Donald R. Heath, to take part in the conferences with France's Premier René Mayer. Said Ambassador Heath: "I should like to underline once more my unshakable conviction that the Associated States [of Indo-China] will be successful in protecting their freedom," and that a military solution...
...secret tunnel leading into the tomb, said some. But in a hut near the pit, Narayan's sole disciple, faithful Wamana Acharya, sat praying day after day. Last week, as the tenth day of the ordeal dawned, sightseers from all over New Delhi streamed to the burying place afoot and on camelback to watch Narayan's disinterment. Cymbals and harmoniums clanged and wheezed, hucksters did a land-office business...
...showdown battle between the U.S.'s playing captain and Australia's Frank Sedgman, Wimbledon and U.S. champion and generally considered the world's top amateur. The big match was rained out twice before it finally began this week. Then Sedgman, who relies heavily on his speed afoot, found the wet grass courts slippery going. He found Seixas' booming service and tantalizing drop shots even tougher to handle. Seixas won, 8-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, and became the first U.S. player to win the Victorian Championship since Don Budge...