Word: roped
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...massive southern face. His party had approached Everest from Nepal, the only country through which climbers from the free world may pass, now that Tibet is barred to them by its Chinese Communist overlords. The Swiss are now setting up a string of base camps, assembling supplies of food, rope, sleeping bags, clothing and fuel. They are thrusting their lifeline ever higher to a last outpost from which Lambert and one companion will try the final dash. The Swiss party's big hope for success this time is based on their improved "third lung" breathing equipment. Last May Lambert...
When the $7,500,000 Williamsport Wire Rope Co. found itself on the brink of bankruptcy in 1932, Bethlehem Steel Corp., which held 17% of Williamsport's stock, advised the company to go into receivership. In 1937, Federal Judge Albert W. Johnson ordered that the company be sold. He approved a bid of $3,300,000 from Bethlehem Steel, and wiped out stockholders' interests. Bethlehem's total cash outlay in the deal was only $89,000. It paid the balance by turning over $1,200,000 par value of Wire Rope's bonds, and certain bank...
During the war, Bethlehem built Wire Rope into one of the largest manufacturing plants of its kind in the world, with an estimated worth of $50 million. But the more prosperous Wire Rope grew, the more unhappy former stockholders became In 1946, they filed suit to have the 1937 sale annulled on charges of fraud. An investigation of Judge Johnson's court by a House subcommittee (headed by Estes Kefauver) gave them plenty of ammunition. Charged the subcommittee: "This wicked, evil and mendacious judge" had "corruptly, connivingly and deliberately" conspired with Bethlehem to sell it the company. Into Judge...
...itself. A final word on this particular subject: it's just as well to plan on middies or the Old Look if the waist is much more than 26 inches around. Otherwise the girl looks like a sack of potatoes tied in the middle by a rapidly-failing rope...
...start of 13. the referee and both the judges had Walcott ahead on rounds; all that Jersey Joe had to do was stay even in the last three. He retreated toward the ropes, threw one ineffectual left. Then Marciano drove home a short overhand right to the head. It was straight and true, not just a wild thrust that happened to land square. Walcott slumped as if his knees had suddenly turned to jelly. Marciano grazed him with a left, then confidently stepped back. Walcott hung on the middle rope for a moment, then slid to the canvas. The fight...