Word: raying
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Birmingham, technicians asked the visiting Metropolitan Opera troupe to have their pictures taken to help launch a new mobile X-ray unit. Soprano Lily Pons agreed, and tossed out a challenge: "You will see the most wonderful lungs you have ever seen . . . I can hold my breath longer than anyone else at the Metropolitan. What's more I can sing [a continuous perfect high note] for 13 seconds without taking in more air." Tenor Jan Peerce countered with his boast: "I can hold my breath one minute and 13 seconds with my mouth full of pebbles." Basso Norman Scott...
...field events, Bob Mello in the pole vault is the only Crimson entrant expected to score. However, Bob Curran in the hammer and Bob Ray in the shot could gain points...
Frequenters of the local magazine racks have grown accustomed, I suppose, to seeing piles of little booklets devoted to the cult of science-fiction. Generally, these publications have the appeal of Western pulps, with space ships substituted for Faithful Ol' Pinto, ray-gun for the six-shooter, and a mobile-graced beany for the standard ten-gallon...
...first half of The Marrying Kind the authors are trying to be funny and frequently thanks to the efforts of Miss Holliday and newcomer Aldo Ray they are. Although she does nothing new, Miss Holliday succeeds in making her dumb blonde thick witted and likeable at the same time. Ray uses his two main acting props a hoarse voice and an air of bewilderment to excellent advantage...
...field events the Crimson will be relying heavily on Bob Ray, Phil Pratt, Fred Raverby, Bob Mello, Dick Barwise, and Bob Curran. Ray will have to better his best spring mark in the shot to beat Yale's Phil Swett and Roy Meyers. Pratt and Ravreby could win the discus and javelin respectively, while Mello is expected to take the pole vault...