Word: idea
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...blond gateway man is starting to work into shape and should get an idea how far he has to go this Friday when he will take infield and batting practice before the Tigers' game with the Red Sox. After exams he will report back to the Islanders, who have moved to Lakeland, Florida, but he hopes that will only be a way station before he moves...
...prospects starting their apprenticeship in the minors around age 18, the Harvard hopefuls would be way behind the game if they waited until their graduation at 22. By playing only in the summers, their progress toward a degree will not be interrupted, and they will get a good idea of their chances of making the majors Both Peters and Welz are interested in graduate work, and if they don't progress in two summers of minor league ball they can forget their dreams, keep their money, and go on to law school after graduation. It is far better for them...
...Justice Department gets around this divulgence restriction with a legal "fiction" devised by Attorney General Robert Jackson in 1941. The key words are "any person." Jackson interpreted this phrase to exclude persons inside the government, and all succeeding Attorneys General have concurred. This rational has led directly to the idea that the Attorney General can authorize wiretapping...
However sensational Expo's wonders, or however sad the inevitable snafus to come, its very existence is a symbol of the vigor and enthusiasm of the Canadians who conceived an "impossible" idea and made it come true. The morning following the official ceremonies last week, several thousand people milled about the ticket booths at Place d' Ac-cueil awaiting the public opening at 9:30 a.m. A voice boomed over a loudspeaker: "The time is 9:29." As the seconds ticked away, the crowd began a bilingual countdown-"ten, neuf, eight, sept, six, cinq, four, trois...
...idea," explains Carter, "was to ask for the moon and hope for the best." Needless to say, the moon was not always delivered. The Louvre was not about to lend the Victory of Samothrace, but the Philadelphia Museum of Art came through with Rodin's 21-ton The Burghers of Calais. Italy was stingy with its Renaissance masters, saved its Donatello for its own pavilion...