Word: australian
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...chief reasons for Presbyterian's strength is number one man and nationally-known Al Morris, currently 18th in the country. With one of the most powerful serves among the country's top-ranking players, Morris went five sets in the 1953 Nationals before losing to Mervyn Rose, who was Australian National Champion at the time. He will meet the Crimson's number one player, Ham Gravem...
...addition, the Australian will meet Eulalio Rios of Mexico, who won the 200-meter butterfly at the recent Pan-American games...
Heated Discussion. One afternoon last week, some 30 hand-picked students from three Harvard graduate schools-law business, public administration-plus a score of interested visitors gathered in a Langdell Hall seminar room for the weekly two-hour session. Among those present: two Army colonels, an Australian defense official, an Air Force captain, a Navy captain, professors of history, economics and government; a scattering of yet-to-be-drafted 25-year-olds. As a tape-recorder whirred, the guest speaker, Air War College Historian Eugene Emme, opened the "case study." Subject: "The Battle of Britain: a Study in Military History...
...Philippines want a firm military structure and precise military commitments. The British want merely a secretariat, and the U.S. position is somewhat similar. The British, acutely aware of the vulnerability of Malaya since the fall of Dienbienphu, are already building jet air bases and plan to transfer the Australian garrison from Suez to Malaya. The British would like Singapore to be GHQ of the treaty organization, but may yield to the U.S. preference for Bangkok or Manila, either of which would avoid the stigma of colonialism attaching to Singapore...
...Church at St. Petersburg). At Hialeah, a dignified formal park stretches to the $2.5 million clubhouse. Not until he rides in an escalator into a profusion of bars, restaurants and pari-mutuel windows does the visitor get a glimpse of the track itself, which is framed by hedges of Australian pine and bougainvillaea. Dominating the infield with its lush landscaped gardens, the shallow, double-kidney shape of the lake reflects the slow-circling pink flamingos, the tame black and white swans, and an occasional alligator from the neighboring Everglades Canal...