Word: legging
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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That series was not without its losses: Slugger Moose Skowron broke his toe in batting practice and is out for several days; Center Fielder Mickey Mantle, fastest man on the team, pulled a leg muscle beating out a bunt, and is on the bench indefinitely; rejuvenated Shortstop Phil Rizzuto was beaned by a pitched ball and had to ride the bench while his teammates won the game already dedicated as Phil Rizzuto...
Choir members feel that their tour is building friendship for the U.S. and understanding for their faith. Said one singer: "When people see we're human beings who put our pants on one leg at a time, there'll be less misunderstanding of our church." But there is still some confusion abroad. "If," said one girl singer grimly, "anybody else asks me how many wives my husband has, I'll scream...
...Conference in Versailles. As Minister to China (1931-33), Shigemitsu unaffectedly supported the Japanese invasions. His specious argument: "China is not properly a nation or a state." One day in Shanghai, a Korean patriot hurled a homemade grenade at a group of Japanese officials, and Mamoru Shigemitsu lost a leg...
...bewildering institution where the elegant clientele has its hair dried in battalion formation, and even the elevator boy speaks English. As Alain, in a ruffled shirt, Fernandel minces convincingly through a parade of slapstick situations, slathering cold cream on a dowager's jowls, roguishly examining a shapely leg, fawning over the telephone...
...customer for Trans-Canada. Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. contracted to buy 200 million cu. ft. of Alberta gas daily at the Manitoba-Minnesota border, and another 200 million cu. ft. a day when more gas becomes available. To supply T.G.T., Trans-Canada will build the first 670-mile leg of its line from the fields in Alberta to Winnipeg and the border. From the Minnesota border below Winnipeg, T.G.T. will build a $100 million, 1,050-mile pipeline to its trunk line at Portland, Tenn., selling Canadian gas on the way through Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana...