Word: skillful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Motors. The rugged route was a test of men as well as motors. As the nerve-racking trial ground on, Sydney Garage Owner Jack Murray proved that his rowdy humor and his mechanical skill were an unbeatable combination. Along the way he touched off sticks of explosive gelignite that blew competitors out of much-needed rest. Outside Broome, Murray's 1948 Ford V-8 (which he uses for a tow car at home) ran out of gas; Murray promptly made a deal with another driver, whose car was stranded with burned-out bearings. After filling his Ford from...
...Besides skill, the project demanded two weeks' time, 20 helpers, 70 reflector bulbs, two 30-ft., towers - and unlimited patience...
...While touring some farm buildings at Pennsylvania State College, mild-mannered Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson was asked by a brash photographer if he could milk a cow. His dander up, Farmer Benson reached for the nearest teat, proved his skill by squirting a jet of milk into the photographer...
...Latin Quarter. There he now works, but never more than two hours at a stretch. "I like to work at white heat for short periods," he explains. Painting is his main love, but photography brings in more money. Like a true dadaist, Ray scorns credit for the unquestionable skill of his photographs: "Many photographers consider themselves as artists. In my opinion, 99% credit should...
...Architect Jones has been forced to drain swampland, dam creeks and rearrange sand dunes in his continuing effort to lay out holes with both character (i.e., a combination of problems and pleasure) and beauty. He always tries for the balance that will satisfy the average amateur and try the skill of the professional...