Word: slices
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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IRAQ (pop. 4,799,000): slice of Ottoman Empire mandated to the British after World War I, served up to Hashemite King Feisal I (Abdullah's younger brother) in 1921; independent since 1932; a constitutional monarchy. Head of state: KING FEISAL II, 16. Premier: NURI AL SAID, 63. Militant member of the Arab League. Army: three divisions, outdated British equipment. British work oil concessions with Americans, French and Dutch-so far without trouble...
...temperatures up to 170 degrees, drank ten gallons of tea during the frantic run. In the chart-room, two men tried to pick out the channel with an echo sounder. One thing was sure: the Amethyst had to hit the narrow opening in the boom or "she would slice off her bottom." As she approached it, a flare went up, Communist guns opened fire and the river erupted in waterspouts. Kerans saw a single light on the boom and prayerfully made a blind guess: "Steer just to port of the light." And the Amethyst went through without scraping her paint...
According to Skouras' plan, employees will be cut 25% on the part of their salaries between $500 and $1,000 a week, 35% between $1,000 and $2,000, a full 50% on everything over $2,000. The total slice for Production Boss Darryl Zanuck, who had agreed in advance to the trimmed-down wage scale: $102,700 from his $260,000 annual salary...
...Allan walked, and catcher Don Daley rescued two runs with a hard drive that bounded off Kev Reilly's leg into center field. And in the following inning Northeastern made it 4 to 3 when (again with two out) Red Kelly followed Fran Pineau's single with a slice down the right field line that went for three bases. Kelly was thrown out, Walt Greeley to Cavanaugh to Wade, trying to stretch...
...last week passed out its third slice of Point Four funds to a private educational institution.*The slice: a $297,525 grant-in-aid to Athens College, jointly founded and financed over the past 25 years by Greek and U.S. contributions. The new grant will go to provide scholarships during the next two years for 200 Greek students chosen by competitive examination. On the preferred list: applicants willing to return to rural areas as technicians and teachers...