Word: guys
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...onetime Secretary of Defense Robert A. Lovett; and Sprague Electric Co. Board Chairman Robert C. Sprague-admitted the probability of substantial enemy success in a missile attack. Said one committeeman: "That leaves the question of what to do against this thing called fallout. Maybe in six months some bright guy will invent a pill we can all take, but he hasn't yet. The only thing we have is the thing we learned about as far back as the X-ray shielding. So it boils down to what kind of protective shelter against radioactivity we can build...
...were after me," said Billy. "If I was key man of the swap, I want a piece of the profit." Even though Billy stands small chance of collecting any cash, Detroit General Manager John Mc-Hale happily egged him on. "Keep talking," he told Billy-for an infield holler guy is just what the lackluster Tigers need...
...front, Munro's big man will be Guy Vise Jr., a 6 ft. 4 in pivot from Meriden, Miss. Vise, who will probably start at center, is expected to provide rebounding strength but needs work on his shooting accuracy. Another dependable boardman will be 6 ft. 3 in. forward Frank Barry who scores well from underneath the basket and shoots with either hand. Bob Bowditch at 6 ft. 1 in. will play the other forward position...
...Like Mad. Each week Fates picks his impostors from about 70 applicants ("This is a great outlet for hams"), then puts them through intensive briefings with the "central character." "We like real switches - such as the parachute salesman and the guy who sells accident insurance posing as an Empire State Building window washer, or the publisher of the Fisherman acting like the president of the Liars' Club." Side men are often asked to read up on the profession they are faking...
...week screaming for Macias to murder that little Frenchman in the other corner. But French Bantamweight Alphonse Halimi couldn't understand a word-and couldn't care less. A grown-up guttersnipe from the back alleys of Algeria's Constantine, Alphonse learned long ago that the guy with the busted bottle, the quick pocketknife or the padded fists, is the only enemy...