Word: break
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Martin scored the only Yardling wins, as the Eli freshmen won, 90-50. Liles tied for first in the pole vault, took seconds in both the 220 and the broad jump, and third in the 100, for 11 points. Martin won the mile in 4:23 to break a meet record. He later placed third in the two mile...
...backed up by Fred L. Whipple, professor of Astronomy and Director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, who added that "we do not need any break-throughs in basic science to achieve our goal...
...ramshackle capital of Amman, the slim, 21 -year-old King of Jordan spoke slowly, in a voice deep and rich for one so young. "I feel I am stronger than ever now. I have the support of my army and my people, in spite of all the efforts to break up my country. We realize now that the propaganda campaign and the internal crisis were the responsibility of international Communism and its followers." The King paused. In his paper-white face the dark eyes seemed unnaturally large. His slight frame, draped in a rakish tan gabardine suit, was slumped under...
...Hoak's blatant assault on the rules was too much. From now on, said National League President Warren Giles, if an umpire thinks that a runner has deliberately interfered with a batted ball in order to break up a double play, both the runner and the man behind him on the base paths will be called...
...public has not been told-and is not likely to be told-what missiles hold the altitude and speed records. A strong contender for both titles is the Lockheed X17, a comparatively unambitious research job that was not designed to break either record. According to reliable scuttlebutt last week, the X-17 has climbed 600 miles straight up from Florida's Cape Canaveral. Coming down, it reached 9,240 m.p.h...