Word: pulls
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...observation of the Vanguard satellite Beta 1958. Last summer Ann Eckels, also of the Theoretical Division, noticed slight peculiarities about Vanguard Beta's orbit. Sometimes it moved a little slower than expected; sometimes it moved faster. Since a satellite's speed reflects the earth's gravitational pull, the changes of pace were interpreted to mean that gravitation varies over broad areas in an unexpected...
...sophomore guard Murray Milton who was the game's high scorer with 25 points, Columbia took the lead early in the game. At the seven-minute mark with Harvard leading, 9-8, the Lions scored seven straight points and began to pull away. At one point late in the first half, Columbia led by 16 points, 33-17, but the Crimson rallied to narrow the Lions' margin 36-28 at half-time...
...second half turned into a see-saw battle with the Crimson cutting into Columbia's lead only to have the Lions pull away again. With nine minutes gone in the second half, after Dave Grayer, who played the game in place of Bob Bowditch, had fouled out, Columbia increased its lead from four to eight points and maintained the margin until the closing minutes...
...push and pull that has taken place in Africa since France's territories voted on the De Gaulle constitution, the federation was an answer to the fear of West African leaders such as Senegal's Leopold Senghor that the newly autonomous states within the French Community might become "Balkanized" and one by one fall prey to the ambitious new rulers of Guinea and Ghana...
After the two touring companies of Auntie Mame ran afoul of the movie and decided to pull up stakes, and after the New York Li'l Abner company died in Toronto and Sunrise at Campobello sank Jan. 6 in Toledo, with total losses of about $200,000, the lists last week showed only seven shows on tour. The reason was no secret. Subscription-sponsored tours, such as those promoted by the Theatre Guild through 23 cities, have a fighting chance, but big-name actors no longer like to hit the road, and road-show audiences are no longer satisfied...