Word: prospect
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Floating effortlessly over the California cinders, prime Olympic Prospect Dave Sime, the redheaded flash from Duke, warmed up by tying the world's record for the 100-yd. dash at 0:09.3 seconds, then established himself as the fastest human in history by streaking to a world's record in the 220-yd. dash. His time: 20 seconds flat. It was 0:10. 1 better than his own previous record...
Unruffled at first, Hagerty grew tense as the prospect of an operation drew closer. But under the strain, he worked energetically-and seldom gave way to his short temper as he shot the facts along. In the Saturday dawn, he read a Washington Post and Times Herald editorial righteously observing that "the White House Staff will do well to continue its policy of keeping the people frankly and completely informed." Snapped Hagerty: "What the hell do they think I've been doing...
...complicated by the probable reaction of the whites to Negro teachers in integrated schools. They will not like it. Having Negro children in the classroom is quite different from having a Negro teacher, who will have considerably more influence on the white students than their fellow Negro classmates. This prospect may increase southern resistance to integration to any unmanageable point...
POLAR AIR ROUTES are in prospect for T.W.A. and Pan American. With Scandinavian Airlines already making polar runs and Lufthansa and BOAC slated to start soon, CAB will probably certify two U.S. lines in late summer...
...Besides the obvious fact that, in Morison's words, "the possibility of being one's brother's keeper declines when the family numbers over nine hundred," there is also the consideration that somehow, in the modern world, the members of '28 can no longer get very excited about the prospect of raising a Class Gift larger than than...