Word: nods
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...away from Yankee Stadium if they knew the fight would be televised, had gagged the network and the sponsor. Too much ballyhoo in advance might spoil his chances of a hoped-for million-dollar gate. This week, satisfied with the look of his box office, Jacobs gave NBC a nod. Eastern set owners could relax, and bartenders prepared to handle the biggest crowds in history...
...French Academy got a note of praise from Pius XII, who wrote in French and gave the language a nod of approval in passing, for "its clarity, its precision, and its sense of distinction . . . the language of diplomacy and of abstract science ... of art, literature and poetry, the language of the spirit and of the heart...
Berg's pitching nomination will probably be George Emmons, although Roy Meears may get the nod. Both have performed well in a losing cause, Emmons turning back a strong Northeastern team on Tuesday for the Yardlings' second win of the season...
Babe Ruth got his annual nod from Japan: Babu Rusu...
Federal Judge T. Alan Goldsborough, who fined Lewis and his miners $3,510,000 for contempt of court 17 months ago,* gave him short shrift. Said the judge: "If a nod or a wink or a code was used in place of the word, 'strike,' there was just as much a strike called as if the word 'strike' had been used ... As long as a union is functioning as a union it must be held responsible for the mass action of its members." Judge Goldsborough held that Lewis was guilty of civil and criminal contempt...