Word: slots
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...mind. "I like Patterson; I really do. I don't plan to let the fight go past three rounds." Besides, what Sonny is really interested in is getting at Cassius the Brassiest after he disposes of Floyd. He has his Las Vegas training camp fitted out with a slot machine that rings up the jackpot every time three heads of the Louisville Lip click into place...
Some features of the Widener reserve policy are no easier to explain. A few hundred books, held on reserve for certain graduate-level courses, may be checked out overnight. However, since Widener has no book return slot, they are due at nine the next morning, rather than by nine. Despite the assurances some Lamont staff members will readily give, none but the wealthy should drop Widener reserves into Lamont's night-return chute. Facilities at Widener for book returns after closing time, or a Widener-Lamont accord should not be difficult to arrange. Either would be appreciated by those Harvard...
...modifications are intended to avoid damage by the high-speed electrons of the Van Allen radiation belts, which silenced its predecessor after seven months of service. The new satellite's higher orbit, rising to 6,713 instead of 3,531 miles, makes it spend more time in the "slot" between the upper and lower belts, where the radiation is comparatively mild. Bell Lab scientists are careful not to predict how long Telstar II will operate without distress, but they are admittedly optimistic. Its curving course carries the satellite just high enough to bring it within range simultaneously of Andover...
...worst blow, however, came when G.I.s' mothers back in the U.S. heard about the affair. Fear that the U.S. Army would declare the place off limits forced project officials to ban gambling, except for bingo and slot machines. As for girls, potential hustlers were told to peddle their wares elsewhere, though one Walker Hill official admitted that, "while we do not allow prostitution, we are not going to insist on couples producing a marriage license...
...second major concern involves the doubles lineup. Coach Jack Barnaby is breaking up the combination of Paul Sullivan and Frank Ripley, his number one team last year. Sullivan, captain and number one player, will pair with Steele to fill the number one doubles slot in this afternoon's match...