Word: pilings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Panama Canal) and the importance of the area it serves (up-&-coming Medellin, and the coffee lands of the Cauca valley), Buenaventura is also on the way to becoming the best-equipped port on South America's west coast. Last fortnight, a U.S. contractor (Raymond Concrete Pile Co.) finished two new storage warehouses and a 1,057-ft. wharf extension, which increased total berthing space to 3,432 lineal ft. Last week, the Colombian government signed a new, $4 million contract with the same company for 1,000 more feet of wharf, two more warehouses, two railway stations...
Easy Ed. The star of the team was towering (6 ft., 8 in.) Center Ed Macauley. He has a deadly eye and a soft southpaw shot that helped him pile up 395 points last season. His teammates, with some reason, call him Easy Ed. Once, when he was gauging the hoop on a crucial foul shot, an opponent tried to throw him off by yelling, "Hey, Ed, your shoe's untied." Without taking his eye from the basket, Macauley drawled: "You tie it for me, Junior, while I make this point." Then he dropped the ball neatly through...
Jack Lavalle, whose 18 saves made him star of the period, finally lot Bob Barry push one through after a pile-up in front of the nets before the buzzer...
There was but one exception to the giant murmur of discontent that rose over the general mess on the Cantabridgian streets. That was Texan Freshman whose only other experience with snow was through a family narcotics ring. Sliding down an ice pile behind Widener, he announced he loved it knee deep. He was the only one, but the only handicap of this editorial is that we can't blame anyone either for this or for '88. The historical method may be the best to tackle the problem...
...young men heaved the package on a pile of similar ones stacked along the wall. When they had gone, Father X smiled. "You see," he said, "they have quite a military bearing. They are silent, strong, and don't question orders...