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When all the preliminaries were completed, the construction crew razed the old stands and set up on the spot a complete outdoor foundry for casting cement slabs. A stone crusher, a cement mixer, a narrow-gauge railway running around the field, derrick towers, travelling cranes, and a fully-equipped saw mill were...

Author: By Ronald P. Kriss, | Title: The Classic Gridiron Marks its Golden Jubilee | 10/24/1953 | See Source »

...competes with the racket of a rock-crushing plant. Greek Archaeologist Mylonas was not disturbed by such distraction. He told his workers where to dig, and three weeks ago one of them hit an ancient tomb a yard below the surface and only 50 ft. from the rumbling rock crusher. More digging uncovered five more tombs-just the right number to fit both the legend and the description of Pausanias. The bones they contained were poorly preserved, but late Mycenaean vases proved that the tombs were of the right period...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Diggers | 8/3/1953 | See Source »

...fine for cussing at fans; he had a spill that forced him to cancel his mounts for a week. Even after Tony began to draw in sight of the record, Jockey Culmone flatly predicted: "He'll never make it. The pressure will get him." Then Tony got another crusher: a ten-day suspension for twice lugging into a horse in a tight race. When the suspension was lifted the day before Christmas, he faced a seemingly impossible task: 19 winners in eight days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Under the Wire | 1/12/1953 | See Source »

...backfield remains constant; Gil O'Neil at quarterback, Dick Clasby at tailback, John Ederer at wingback, and "Crusher" Culver at fullback...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jordan Will Start New Center, End | 10/10/1952 | See Source »

McGrath was reminded of a Morris announcement that those who don't reply should be discharged. Snapped the Attorney General: "Mr, Morris has made a lot of announcements. I haven't tried to keep up with them all" Then came a crusher: In the light of what had happened, and if he had the chance again, would McGrath take on Morris as his special assistant? The crushing response: "I would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: McGrath on Morris | 4/7/1952 | See Source »

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