Word: hitting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...scope of his success is the fact that he had no early singing experience: he took his first voice lesson when he was 16, had scarcely started to sing professionally when he was drafted into the German army. As an American prisoner of war, he made such a hit singing for his captors that he was one of the last prisoners released. Ten years ago the Berlin Municipal Opera hired him on the spot after only a brief audition. Today he is booked solid two years in advance, has turned down offers from the San Francisco Opera, Covent Garden...
...burned-up victim) of the sun. The actual speed attained, 23,606 m.p.h., was only enough to carry the gold cone 66,654 miles from the earth. It reached its high point in 20 hours of travel. Then it fell back. Gathering speed again in its long fall, it hit the earth about 20 hours later in a brief streak of flame in the night sky over Africa...
...lanky, well-muscled Negro made a high, spread-eagle leap, grabbed the ball and cleared the University of Cincinnati backboard. Whirling in the air before he hit the floor, he sped downcourt, dribbled expertly past three New York University defenders, plowed in and sank a difficult lay-up shot. Moments later, with the ball in his hands once again, he started to turn for a hook shot. Hit hard by an N.Y.U. player, he fell heavily to the court, but on the way down he somehow managed to arch the ball toward the basket with a flick of his powerful...
...other businessmen the sales news last week was also good. The Commerce Department disclosed that independent wholesalers' sales hit $11.2 billion in October, up from $10.3 billion in September. It was the second consecutive month in which wholesalers surpassed 1957 sales. Retailing news was just as good. In October retailers racked up $17 billion, back all the way to pre-recession records...
Williams, meanwhile, also began to hit, led by center Jeff Morton, who sank 14 points before being lifted near the end. Fouling more than the varsity, Williams did not have as many free-throw opportunities and the number of penalties began to show. The varsity gained a ten point lead after 16 minutes of the second half and were never in real trouble after that. Junior John Fox sank a long corner shot as the buzzer sounded to give the Crimson an even 80 points...