Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Eagles went ahead 27-13, their biggest lead of the first period. The Crimson was reduced to firing long, wild shots from outside, since it was unable to drive or to free Griff McClellan under the basket...
...first half started slowly--and fairly evenly--but at the 12 minute mark Yale's fast break began to click, and two quick baskets by Downs broke an 18-18 deadlock. From that point on, the Elis steadily pulled ahead until they went off the floor with a 35-28 halftime lead...
Sweeping down a long wet hill, Mike was doing about 100 m.p.h. when he hurtled past a Mercedes-driving friend (who denies that any race was involved). Ahead of him, the friend saw the Jaguar suddenly go into a long skid. "I thought: 'Good old Mike. He'll soon flick out of that one.' " But this time, Mike Hawthorn's practiced skill was not enough. The Jaguar whipped into the opposite lane, clipped an oncoming truck, rolled over twice, bounced off a tree, ended, a battered pile of junk, in a roadside hedge. It took firemen...
...prime rates. Said Hanover Bank's President R. E. McNeill Jr.: "I would not be surprised to see an increase in the discount rate. There is a high level of business, inventories are down, money is fairly tight, and banks are well invested." With higher rates ahead, U.S. bonds had another sinking spell last week, reached the lowest level in years; many Treasury issues now yield more than 4%. Furthermore, future Treasury issues may meet only a tepid reception, because Government bond yields are now bumping against the top legal limit of 4¼%. As the bond market...
WEST GERMANY'S OPEL, a General Motors subsidiary, spurted to No. 2 spot within the company, counting cars and trucks. Last year Opel boosted production by more than 25%, to 315,945 units, well ahead of Oldsmobile, Buick, Pontiac and Cadillac, though far behind Chevrolet's 1,534,575. During year, Opel exported 19,500 cars...