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It was also the 50th anniversary of man's first powered flight, and it was celebrated by two Americans, first Scott Crossfield, flying at 1,327 m.p.h., then the Air Force's Major "Chuck" Yeager, ripping through the substratosphere at more than 1,600 m.p.h., 2½ times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MAN OF THE YEAR: We Belong to the West | 1/4/1954 | See Source »

Even before Indiana University's national basketball champions traveled west for a pair of games with Oregon State, they had heard tall stories about a sophomore named Wade ("Swede") Halbrook -that he wears size 14 shoes, sleeps in specially built 8-ft. beds, and at 7 ft. 3 in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Big Boys | 1/4/1954 | See Source »

When U.S. Davis Cup Captain Billy Talbert led his team to Australia this fall, he was feeling pretty chipper about U.S. chances. After all, he had the U.S. champion, Tony Trabert, 23, and the Wimbledon champion, Vic Seixas, 30-a nice blend of youth and experience. After his champions had...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: 4 to 1 | 12/28/1953 | See Source »

In the ballroom of Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria, Pillsbury Mills last week gathered 100 cooking champions to compete for more than $125,000 in prizes in its Grand National Bake-Off. Each was allowed a day to whip up a favorite recipe. The winner of the $25,000 first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SELLING: Pillsbury's Best | 12/28/1953 | See Source »

Adolph ("The Baron") Rupp, University of Kentucky's basketball coach, is not a modest man. When asked to explain Kentucky's court success, Rupp has a ready reply: "That's easy. It's good coaching." Though Rupp's answer may affront rival coaches, the record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Kentucky Comeback | 12/21/1953 | See Source »

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