Word: buildups
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...speculation-and its possible substance. U.S. policy, he made clear, has not changed since 1955, when Communist China made its most threatening passes at Quemoy and Matsu. U.S. firmness eased that crisis-and Dulles was still being firm. "We are indeed disturbed by the evidence of Chinese Communist buildup," said he. "I think it would be highly hazardous for anyone to assume that if the Chinese Communists were to attack and seek to conquer these islands, that that could be a limited operation. It would, I fear, constitute a threat to the peace of the area...
...Pressagents gave a mighty buildup to Heavyweight Challenger Roy Harris, 25, of Cut and Shoot. Texas, but they forgot to give him a mighty punch. Half with a right and half with a shove, Harris put Champion Floyd Patterson, 23, on the canvas for a four-count in the second, the only round he won. But the expressionless champ did not even blink, came back to floor Harris four times, open up a mass of cuts that required 14 stitches to close. After twelve rounds the challenger was a bloody hulk, could go no farther. Referee Mushy Callahan took...
Juan Pizarro went to the Braves in 1957 with a big buildup after winning 23 games for the Class A farm club at Jacksonville. The easygoing lefthander from Puerto Rico had control trouble with his blazing fast ball, was sent to Wichita to broaden his line of pitches. Explains Pizarro in broken English: "I got screwie [screwball] now. Learn screwie from Ruben Gomez [of the Giants] in winter league in Puerto Rico. Use it all time now." Back with Milwaukee less than a month. 21-year-old Juan Pizarro parlayed his fast one and the "screwie" into three victories...
...methods for "spontaneous prose": "No periods separating sentence structures already arbitrarily riddled by false colons and timid usually needless commas-but the vigorous space dash separating rhetorical breathing (as jazz musicians drawing breath between outblown phrases). No pause to think of proper word but the infantile pileup of scatological buildup words till satisfaction is gained. If possible write 'without consciousness' in semi-trance...
...Second-quarter earnings in some key industries showed a better recovery than expected, indicating that a snapback in profits may be closer than previously anticipated. Many investors were also quite obviously influenced by the headlines from the Middle East; they expected the crisis to reverse inventory liquidation, start a buildup, particularly among hard-goods manufacturers, whose stocks are down sharply...