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...down into the earth, new lengths of 60-ft. pipe were threaded on to join the mile-and-a-half of pipe already whirling below ground in a single, continuous column. At 8,663 ft. the drilling was stopped, the drill pulled out. Hurriedly the hole was cased with seven-inch pipe and capped. Then, when all was ready, the cap was opened. With a great hiss, jets of water and drilling-mud shot out of the hole. For a few minutes there was just the steady hissing of moist gas, smelling like rotten eggs. Then came...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OIL: The Great Hunter | 12/1/1952 | See Source »

...foot seven-inch Dave Atkinson led the victor's attack with 11 points, mostly bucket shots. Captain John Horty of the Harvard squad was close behind with nine. Burt Monash paced the Yalies with 12 points...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Law School Five Beats Yale 63-36 | 12/15/1951 | See Source »

...Greenwich, England, somebody swiped the seven-inch, diamond-studded headdress presented to Admiral Lord Nelson in 1798 by Sultan Selim III of Turkey to commemorate Britain's victory over Napoleon in the battle of the Nile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jun. 25, 1951 | 6/25/1951 | See Source »

...five-foot seven-inch, 165-pound Dillingham was a superb pass catcher on Coach Henry Lamar's squad. As a running back he was used on line plunges as well as end skirts because of his tremendous drive. He also saw some action on defense...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '53 Star Quits Football | 3/16/1950 | See Source »

...weeks, 23 studio employees had labored over a six-page blueprint of arrangements budgeted at $30.000. They sent out 2,000 seven-inch gilded tickets to Who's Who in Hollywood, taking pains to give choice locations to the elite and to keep known enemies and recently divorced couples seated apart. From the cooperative Air Force they got an imposing turnout of brass, a 67-piece band and a flight of bombers. From the Los Angeles police they got 100 cops to keep a crowd of 6,000 openmouthed fans in check. From Fox's own studio wardrobe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Premiere | 1/2/1950 | See Source »

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