Word: quick
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Despite a defeat last Monday by Colby, the Crimson sextet is still rated as one of the most powerful New England freshman teams. Colby jumped to a quick lead with a first period goal by Jim Houghton. Houghton tallied unassisted shortly thereafter, and the Colby six continued to lengthen its margin. The second line of Ron Ryan, who scored twice, Bob Dietter, and Jim Ackerman accounted for four of Colby's last five goals...
...varsity captain did not give an inch under Salaun's expertly applied pressure, and took the match with a perfectly executed backhand corner shot at match point in the fifth game. In this game Hechscher appeared to be on his way to an easy win, as he took a quick 10-4 lead. But at this point the remarkable Salaun, tired and hampered by an injury, came back to win four points in a row, and after Heckscher duplicated this feat to make the score 14-8, he pulled out five straight match points to make the score...
...Crops are as sure as a blue-chip stock,'' says a Quito attorney. "You plant bananas for quick returns, and a second crop-either coffee or cocoa-for the long term. In five years your annual income equals your original investment." As the second crops came to fruit, Ecuador's coffee exports jumped from $3,000,000 to $25 million, cocoa from $6,000,000 to $20.5 million...
...ocean treasure house, which may contain as much of value to man as the earth's land. As the planet becomes more thickly populated, whole nations may get the bulk of their food from the fertile sea, as well as minerals and fuel in vast abundance. A quick and valuable byproduct of oceanography will be improved knowledge of the conditions governing submarine warfare. The committee did not mention, but was well aware, that Russia is pushing oceanography vigorously, has an estimated 14 large oceanographic research ships, while the U.S. has only half a dozen that are at all comparable...
...Bell was quick to realize that the whole world would some day talk with his invention. (He hoped that the entire nation would one day sing The Star-Spangled Banner in unison over the telephone.) But he left the commercial development of his gadget to a group of friends and associates, retired to his laboratory to improve his magic box, continued his work for the deaf...