Word: eighths
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Touch of Heartburn. At approximately 4:30 p.m., as the two men approached the eighth hole (their 26th hole of the day. in Denver's 5,280-ft. altitude), the President complained of a little touch of heartburn. "Boy," he said with a grin, "those raw onions are sure backing up on me." But the indigestion-if it was indigestion-seemed minor, and Ike finished the round, carding a flashy 40 (he had shot an 84 on the morning 18). After a quiet dinner at the Doud home that evening, the President retired early. By 10 p.m.-17 hours...
Former Yardling Captain Peter Reider finished four seconds behind UMass ace Bob Horn, who won in 20:23. And sophomores Dave Norris and Ralph Perry placed seventh and eighth, respectively...
Students throughout the College, especially those sleeping on daybeds in overcrowded suites, will welcome President Pusey's endorsement of the acute need for an eighth House. Although Mr. Pusey was disappointingly vague about financing the project, saying merely that "we plan to make every effort to get ahead with the program this year," it is reassuring to know that additional housing space for upperclassmen is definitely...
...Whipping into the lead right from the start, Dr. Sherwood Johnston of Greenwich, Conn. took his Jaguar D over the dangerous, twisting course at Watkins Glen, N.Y. at an average 81.92 m.p.h. to win the eighth annual sports car Grand Prix. Second: Bill Spear of Southport, Conn., who averaged 81.1 m.p.h. in his Maserati...
...TONTINE, by Thomas B. Costain (2 vols., 930 pp.; Doubleday; $5.95), is Author Costain's eighth novel, a Literary Guild choice for October, and may serve only one useful purpose: to popularize the fascinating gimmick referred to in the title. The tontine (rhymes with "on green"), a fad which keeps reappearing through history, combines the suspense of the $64,000 question with the finances of the pyramid club. In Costain's tontine, begun in England just after the Battle of Waterloo, people in each of eight age groups enter the setup at 100 guineas a head. The money...