Word: hand
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...reason for this improvement is Larry Downs, a burly, 6 ft., 5 in. senior forward who recovered from a broken hand in time to lead Yale's basketball renaissance. In his initial start on Jan. 31, Downs scored 26 points and pulled down 20 rebounds to head the Elis' 78-65 win over the Crimson in New Haven...
Since then, Phillips has had a hand in developing many communities (see map), has lured more and more Californians into the desert, building them houses on the lots he sells. At his Hesperia development at the foot of the San Bernardino Mountains, the population grew from about 700 in 1954 to more than 4,000 now. Acre lots that sold for as low as $795 four years ago are now worth $6,000. His Edwards Estates at Edwards Air Force Base and Mountain View Estates at Victorville have grown from sandy wastes to thriving communities...
...historical fiction. He is lithe, blond, radiantly handsome and invincible at fencing, foot races, discus-throwing and the standing broad jump. He is an accomplished linguist and, of course, a shrewd internist and master surgeon; he often needs only a short talk or a touch of the hand to heal the sick...
...tippling, aristocratic Aunt Natasha and Natasha's long-ago lover Boris, a trainer of circus horses. The dance of liberty soon slows to the shuffle of Red Cross soup queues, even though the gallant trio refuses to indulge in the occupational pastime of unhappy refugees-back-biting the hand that feeds them...
Bing Crosby Special (ABC, 9:30-10:30 p.m.). Myopic viewers may think they are seeing double when sons Philip and Dennis come on to give Daddy a hand, but anyone can recognize the Old Groaner's voice. Jim (Maverick) Garner and Rosemary Clooney join the Crosby clan...