Word: quickly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...boys," and he thinks so because his players have done wonders with their physical potentialities. Harper has only one really rugged man on his team--Captain Bill Hickey. Hickey, to use an old cliche, is the sparkplug of the '52 quintet. He starts most of the plays, makes accurate, quick passes, and on defense keeps the nerves of the opposition well frazzled...
During the war Guido was drafted into the Italian army, was later packed off by the Germans to a labor camp in Frankfurt. When he got home, he weighed only 80 pounds. Now married and heavier, quick-humored Guido is delighted with his chance to work with the NBC Symphony, though still somewhat bashful about his performance. Said he last week: "With this orchestra, there is no impassable level. If I could only express myself in English, I think I could get more from them...
...many birds are also slotted so that the angle of attack (and the lift) may be increased without risking a stall. They have a movable feather called an "alula," which usually rests against the leading edge. When the bird needs extra lift from its wings (i.e., for a quick, high-angle climb), it increases its wings' angle of attack. Then it opens a slot by moving the alula. A thin stream of air rushes over the wing, preventing a stall...
...home, C.E. is up at 7 for a quick shower, breakfast and a chat with his wife. "It's about the only time I ever get to talk with Erwin," she says. When it comes to food, her husband is easily pleased; his favorites are chipped beef or salted peanuts, or both, any time of day. The Wilsons gave up most entertaining long ago; if C.E. showed up at functions at all, he was late, and loaded with work...
...should back all liberal, moderate governments in southeast Asia with more than just lip service. It should do so by giving such governments active support in the UN, by exchanging students, and by sending economic aid, Economic aid should not come on a Marshall Plan basis, however, Wolf was quick to point out, but should be sent through private investments. By doing so the United States could bring about what Wolf called multilateral world trade. This term means that once Indonesia received help to get on its economic feet it could buy European exports and in turn self...