Word: facing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Even the old argument that good food is necessary for good athletic performance has lost much of its force, in the face of strong medical evidence to the contrary. An exhaustive study by three doctors at the Harvard School of Public Health two years ago seemed to prove that the physiological effects of the training meal were negligible. The only consolation offered to old-school devotees was the possibility of psychological benefits--viz. "the sense of security generally attainable by the practice of rituals" or ego-building derived from "eating red meat as a symbol of manly vigor...
...doctor attended the bruises on the Begum's neck, face and arms, and next day, still shaken by the "terrible experience," she flew off to her villa on the French Riviera, followed by flowers and apologies from Shepheard's. the Egyptian tourist office and the Saudis. Abdullah haltingly explained his mistake: "I thought she was a djinni. I thought she must have hidden my master somewhere. I was panicky." And from the heart he added: "The King would chop my neck if my master was injured...
...unenviable Rose Bowl spot opposite Iowa. Louisiana State wiped out Tulane 62-0, accepted a bid to New Orleans' Sugar Bowl. Texas Christian dumped Rice 21-10, got the host spot in Dallas' Cotton Bowl. Syracuse had trouble beating West Virginia 15-12, was invited anyway to face Oklahoma in Miami's Orange Bowl. TIME...
...highly successful potpourri of sense and nonsense. For prekindergarten children, there are songs and games, puppets and magic; for mothers, there are health tips and stretch-the-budget menus. For late-rising males, who write her lots of letters, there is the elfin charm and shining morning face of Shari Lewis herself...
After years of trial-and-error taxation, the nation's 1,272 life insurance companies moved a step closer toward accepting a permanent formula for totting up-and increasing-their federal tax bill. The companies (in which 109 million Americans have policies with a face value exceeding $458 billion) last year paid $292 million, based on a stopgap law that levied the regular 52% corporate income tax on up to 15% of their net investment income. Industry executives who jammed the committee room for hearings last week heard Rep. Wilbur D. Mills (D. Ark.), chairman of the House Ways...