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DIED. Edith H. Quimby, 91, biophysicist whose research helped to pinpoint the optimal dosage of radiation for various medical purposes, particularly its use in cancer therapy; in New York City. Part of the atom bomb-building Manhattan Project during World War II, she was nonetheless a Cassandra who warned about the dangers of radiation as early as the 1920s...
Some time in the 1960s-tough to pinpoint, but the impression is of the Green Bay Packers sweeping an end-it was said that pro football had replaced baseball as the national pastime, that baseball was yesterday, the radio era, and football was today, the television age. This shows how confused people were...
Drawing two Lion defenders with him to the left, Berkman delivered a pinpoint pass to Captain Lance Ayrault, his fellow on the front line, isolated with only one fullback on the right side of the pitch...
Some of the SAM sites were probably wiped out by Maverick air-to-surface missiles, or "smart" bombs, some of which are guided along a pinpoint beam of laser light to within a few feet of the target. They are comparatively slow, but still accurate...
...year played 153 games, tailing on 29 consecutive days. Said St. Louis Ace Dizzy Dean, who lost a 1-0, 13-inning exhibition to him: "My fastball looks like a change of pace alongside that little pistol bullet Satch shoots up to the plate." Known for his pinpoint control-and showmanship-Paige could drive five nails into a board with ten pitches. He spent six years on and off in the majors, where he was always a great crowd pleaser and sometimes still a great pitcher. In his last three innings, at 59, he struck out one, gave...