Word: reach
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...astronaut bound for the moon traverses the 240,000 miles in four days. A letter mailed from Boston to New York may take as much or more time to reach a destination only 229 miles away. In the process, it may be mangled, misdirected or destroyed. And, pace Herodotus, snow, rain, heat, gloom of night and archaic facilities continually slow, if they do not entirely stay, the U.S. mail's appointed rounds. Last week the Administration advanced a sensible if quixotic proposal to make the Post Office an efficient public service. "There is no Democratic or Republican...
...attorney in Philadelphia complained that it took eleven days for a will he prepared to reach his client in Wilmington, Del., a distance of 30 miles...
...perception of the role is something else entirely. A slight and soft-spoken man offscreen, he manages to give himself bulk and ferocity as a man driven up the walls of el barrio by the conflict of pride and circumstance. As a comedian, he clambers over the film to reach the top rank of American performers. Barking like a watchdog to frighten off apartment thieves, or purifying English curses into harmless Spanish, Arkin transforms slapstick into exuberant social comment...
...neither making an error and both having a base hit to their credit. Whittemore's batting was excellent as he made three hits out of four times at bat, but his fielding was rather poor. In the sixth inning his fumble and poor throw to first allowed Payne to reach second, and in the eighth by muffing Corbett's throw he failed to put Trenchard out. Winslow's fielding was remarkably good. Besides a brilliant unassisted double play in the eighth inning he made three put outs and two assists. His only error in failing to field Mackenzies hot grounder...
Princeton came to the bat first but for three innings could do nothing against Highland's pitching. In the fourth King flied out to Winslow. Then Ward reached first on a safe hit over second base. MacKenzie hit to Cook, who fielded Ward out at second. Whittemore threw low too low for Dickinson to catch Mackenzie at first and thus a chance for a double play was lost. Otto's three base hit to left field brought Mackenzie home, and the side was then retired by Altman's striking out. In the fifth, Brooks and Gunster struck out and Williams...