Word: betting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...stops in his light, low-slung Belond Exhaust Special. He had already made them, and he could not be sure whether his latest set of tires would last till the finish. He was less than a lap ahead of the second racer. Should he crowd his luck, or bet on the speed and skill of his pit crew...
...Million Bet. Union strip-mines the oil-bearing rock in high butte country, then transports it by conveyor belt to the new retort. Crushed to small pieces, the rock is rammed upward in the six-story-high retort by a huge piston, meeting a stream of fire-fed gases that distill out shale oil at a rate of about 30 gal. per ton of rock. The raw oil is carried by truck to Union's Brea, Calif, plant...
This year we can offer at least one sure bet. It has been authoratively learned that former Massachusetts Governor and presently Assistant Secretary of State Christian A. Herter '15 will receive an honorary degree. Since we suggested him last year ourselves, we feel some-what pleased about...
...willing to bet against rugged Ben Duffy-especially in the face of his determination to recover. Duffy's whole right side was paralyzed as a result of his attack. Yet when BBDO Chairman Bruce Barton visited him recently at his Westchester home, he found Duffy standing in the door of his room, supported only by an arm around his wife's neck. While Barton watched in amazement, Duffy walked around the room. He has already learned to write with his left hand...
Doty is a sure bet to win the shot, while John deKiewiet appears unchallenged in the high jump. Carl Pescosolido might be pressed by Tiger Lou Enos in the javelin, but he should score another win for the varsity...