Word: constant
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...below the surface) and the shallow ocean floor. Once, Anderson nosed his sub to the seemingly ice-free surface but jarred against thin ice and blacked out both his periscopes. A 15-hour repair feat, in a choppy sea and bone-numbing wind, restored No. 1 periscope to use. Constant fear: that the conditions at the top of the world, which confuse both magnetic and gyro compasses, would doom Nautilus to a game of "longitude roulette," in which the directionless ship might wander aimlessly around the Arctic Ocean without finding either of the two water exits-like a sort...
...butchers, bakers and grocerymen. People tend to think of food as a standard, largely static item. But in 1958's new economy, nearly 50% of the products sold were not available in their present form at the end of World War II. By offering the consumer a constant parade of new ways
Francis Koenig, 53, Archbishop of Vienna since 1956, is, like Pope John, a farmer's son and a linguist. As a priest in Nazi-ruled Austria, he was in constant trouble with the Nazis over their claim that the state alone should be responsible for youth. During World War II he was a familiar figure at Allied P.W. camps. An authority on the ancient religions of Mithraism and Zoroastrianism, Koenig has written several books, articles and a dictionary on this subject. Said one of his friends last week: "Vienna has gained a cardinal but lost a scholar...
...beaten all comers at 175 lbs. Three years ago in an unsuccessful bid for the heavyweight title, he knocked down Champion Rocky Marciano at an age when lesser fighters have long since gone into the bowling-alley business. On his ranch in Ramona, Calif. Moore keeps up a constant schedule of running, calisthenics and sparring to maintain fighting trim. Explains Archie: "I'm not a young colt any more. If I let go, it's a long way back; so I just stay ready...
...Masters' suggestions are being examined in line with "a general program" of House rehabilitation, Arthur D. Trottenberg '48, Manager of Operating Services, said yesterday. "There is a constant need for physical changes in the Houses," he noted, adding that "the University is always discovering new needs in each House...