Word: patterson
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...beautiful Greta Anderson, 29, first of the women competitors (who started half an hour before the men) was struggling back into the top of her bathing suit so that she could leave the water. Patient fans even waited for sixth-place Muriel Ferguson, 19, and platinum-haired Greta Patterson, 18, who finished eleventh. Both girls had chosen to go the distance in the nude...
...Patterson, 56, Dodge manufacturing vice president, to Dodge president...
...Patterson, for all his 21 K.O.s in 29 pro victories, could not even tumble Hurricane. The tall boy merely scowled, in the seventh even had the strength to blow up a storm of his own. His bee-swarming attack of pushes and pawings mixed with a few punches had Patterson going backward for the greater part of three rounds. But Patterson was more chastened than hurt; he came back in the final rounds with a crowd-rousing demonstration of a light-heavy frappéing the brains of a cast-iron heavyweight. Jackson somehow stayed on his feet, twice taking...
When all was totted up, Patterson's lashing attack had won him a split decision, proved he was a first-rate pro-but postponed his try for the heavyweight title. In the dressing room Patterson discovered why his right hand had hurt since the sixth round: the fourth metacarpal was broken. This would probably postpone a September fight with Moore, probably would match Moore with Jackson in a nontitle match. Either way, old Archie Moore was not particularly perturbed. "I've seen both Patterson and Jackson fight-they're good boys, but young," he said. "Experience takes...
AIRLINE TRAVEL will jump 60% in the next five years, says United Air Lines President William A. Patterson. By 1965, adds Patterson, airlines will carry more than 50% of all intercity travel v. 32% last year...