Word: hitting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Only a pampered husband, swathed in editorial cotton wool, could possibly have written the "acid ode" on U.S. wives . . . I'm afraid Editor Fischer wanted a lot of free publicity for himself and his magazine, but hit on a poor means of getting it. Why doesn't he cut himself loose from his wife's apron strings and find out firsthand what American men and women are really like, and then write his piece...
...Suddenly the mob advanced, 1,500 strong. Stones started flying, and we in the trucks were beginning to get hit. Several Koreans carrying torches soaked in kerosene threw the blazing brands into the U.S. barricade. Outside the loudspeaker blared incredibly: 'We like to assure the U.N. troops we will not harm the U.N. troops.' Rocks were banging in once more. Somebody cracked that he was glad they weren't trying to hurt...
...lane bridges across irrigation canals. Sweeping down toward one of the bridges, Peurifoy saw a truck approaching from the other side. He had two choices-to speed up and try to slip through ahead of the truck, or to brake hard and hope the truck would, too. Peurifoy hit the brakes -too late. The Thunderbird smashed head-on into the truck. The ambassador and his younger son were killed almost instantly; the other boy was badly injured...
...Roberts. First-rate retelling of the long-run Broadway hit about life aboard a Navy supply ship; with Henry Fonda, James Cagney (TIME, July...
...sensational fielder (though he manages to stop the tough ones), he throws with remarkable lack of grace (yet he manages to get the ball across the infield on time), and at the plate he looks as if he could not hit at all (but he is currently slapping the ball at a surprising .300 clip). Like the Cardinals' ex-Manager Eddie Stanky, what Billy knows best is how to win ball games...