Word: fourth
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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From coastal towns and mountain hamlets, 150,000 Greek Cypriots-more than one-fourth of the entire population of the island-walked, pedaled and bounced in decrepit buses into the capital of Nicosia (pop. 80,000). They clogged the narrow streets, clotted the tortuous alleys. "Makarios, Ma-ka-ri-os," they chanted as the black-robed archbishop rode in triumph beneath arches of myrtle and laurel in a cream-colored Mark VII Jaguar. This, declared Makarios, is "the resurrection of our country...
Star from the Start. Ever since he entered the N.B.A. off the campus of Louisiana State University in 1954, the 6-ft. gin. Pettit has been a star. He has never been lower than fourth in the league scoring race, won it in the 1955-56 season, might have repeated in the past two years had he not been handicapped by a broken hand and arm fracture (he finished second in 1956-57, third last season). Key to Pettit's prowess is a one-handed jump shot that he fires from anywhere within basket range the moment...
...time Champion David Jenkins, 22, fell behind in the compulsory figures but recouped with a fine free-skating performance to keep his title. The women's division was no contest at all for green-eyed Carol Heiss, 19, of Ozone Park, N.Y., who romped off with her fourth straight championship, hinted later that she might retire soon from competition...
There were some bright spots, nonetheless. Jim Doty tossed the 35-lb. weight 55 ft., 10 1/2 in. to finish second to Army's Ed Bagdonas, and Hank Abbot took fourth in the shot put with a good 50 ft., 2 3/4 in. heave. Although Fitzgerald faltered in the mile, Fred Howard came out of nowhere on the last lap to salvage fifth place for the varsity, and pole vaulter Tom Blodgett cleared 13 feet for a third-place...
...outstanding feature of the relays was Dave Brahms' sparkling 1:57 leg for the two-mile unit, which eventually finished fourth...