Word: forfeit
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...cried. "If it were in my power to choose, I would have doomsday now." When another prince shot and killed the British vice consul in Jiddah because he refused to hand over a visiting English girl, the Old Lion offered the widow his son's life in forfeit (she declined, settled for $70,000 damages). In sorrow and anger, he forthwith banished all liquor from Saudi Arabia. In 1953, the Old Lion died, a stranger in a world he never dreamed of. At 51, Saud became King...
Although it was feared that the inexperience of the sophomore members of the squad would greatly hamper the varsity, all seven of them performed admirably against Dartmouth, registering three pins and a forfeit. Captain Bob Gilmor picked up the other pin, as the varsity swamped the inept Indian team...
Harris Hyman at 147 is possibly the best member of the squad, but he comes up against the Crimson's outstanding sophomore, former Yardling captain Joey Noble, who won by forfeit Friday. Another Engineer standout, Ed Brenner, will come up against Gilmor at 167. The other Tech star, Tony Vertin, meets Bob Foster, who also pinned his Dartmouth opponent...
Paul Striker outpointed Frank Davidson, 8 to 1, in the 137-pound class for a decision to bring the Crimson edge to 11 to 0. In the 147-pound section, exfreshman Crimson captain Joe Noble picked up five points on a forfeit by Indian Jim Young...
...Robert Edmonds Kintner, 47, was elected executive vice president in charge of color television at National Broadcasting Co. two weeks after his resignation as president of American Broadcasting Co. (TIME, Oct. 29). In order not to forfeit a chunk of his $300,000 severance check from ABC, Kintner will not start his new job until Jan. 1. He will try to improve and expand NBC's color programs in hopes of boosting the lagging sales of color TV sets (TIME...