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...mile, the 9-sec. 100-yd. dash (not yet achieved), the 15-ft. pole vault. Like those, it was also a psychological barrier, hovering only half an inch above Walt Davis' 1953 world record. The high jump brought the Olympic trials' greatest moment. Handsome, nervous Ernie Shelton of U.S.C. fouled out at 6 ft. 9½ in. and went off in tears muttering to himself: "I'm not an athlete . . . I'm not an athlete!" Olympic Qualifiers Vern Wilson of Santa Clara (Calif.) Y.C. and little Phil Reavis of Villanova dropped out as the bar rose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Best Ever | 7/9/1956 | See Source »

Frederick Shelton prize fellowships for travel in any part of the world have been awarded to three seniors--John A. Armstrong of Leverett and Schenectady, Paul A. David of Adams and New York City, and Karl G. Heider of Winthrop and Lawrence, Kansas, it was announced yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Three Seniors Win Sheldon Fellowships | 6/13/1956 | See Source »

...They fear that the uproar may scare away their star boarder: new industry from the North. In the lead article of its April issue, the Southern Regional Council's New South cautions: "The bright future of the South in industry is being dimmed by racial tensions." pie D. Shelton, executive vice president of the Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, warned the Southern Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives: "Boycotts, economic reprisals, incidents of violence-these are new factors which will now be given consideration by industry and business when they consider a Southern location. The South faces a crisis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Industry & Labor Make It Work | 4/30/1956 | See Source »

McCurdy will also enter Jack Murphy in the high jump against Ernie Shelton and Phil Reavis, two of the best high-jumpers in the world. Two freshmen, Barrett Churchill and Dick Williams will pole vault against Bob Richards...

Author: By William C. Sigal, | Title: Cohen and Dillard to Meet in BAA; Two-Mile Relay Team Seeks Mark | 1/27/1956 | See Source »

Another Timesman, Copyreader Robert Shelton, 29, who joined the staff in 1951, refused to answer any questions about his possible Communist associations. He tried to claim the protection of the First Amendment's guarantees of free speech and freedom of the press-but Eastland refused to recognize his claim, ruled that it had no legal standing in this case...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Eastland v. the Times | 1/16/1956 | See Source »

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