Word: spectaculars
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...physical world, the land, the polar region, the living world, the sea, the sky, and outer space. Like many of the South Bank's exhibits the Dome contains, lighted up behind glass, much that is ordinary and well-known, little that is ordinary and well-known, little that is spectacular or even unusual. Several of the exhibits in the Dome were not yet finished. Something like an unexplained series of monkey heads, for instance, would still be unlabeled and all the observers could do was to play guessing games about the designer's intent...
...final day of Park Street's annual Missionary Conference, and the congregation held nine hours of services to raise funds for the missionaries the church currently supports-a spectacular 106 of them. Pastor Harold John Ockenga (rhymes with talk and pray) was more dynamic and persuasive than ever. "We are aware that there are still unreached tribes and peoples numbering probably 600 million people in the world," he said. "We believe it is our responsibility to get the Gospel to those people...
Chief Wilson's rise in Alcoa is as spectacular as the company's growth. From his first job as research technician he quickly moved on to assistant director of research. After serving as a major in chemical warfare during World War I, he went back to Alcoa and at 31 was in charge of Alcoa's aluminum reduction plants. At 40 he was vice president and running all the company's production. During World War II he supervised Alcoa's $300 million expansion, in addition was put in charge of the $450 million worth...
...think there is a virtue in the extraordinary, you will surely enjoy this picture of Frankenstein. And even if you don't, the suspense generated by the Thing's spectacular appearances makes the movie worth seeing. The acting is competent for the most part, even though no "name" actors are involved...
Texas' Ben Hogan had won all but one of golf's top prizes in the most spectacular career since that of Bobby Jones. The one that eluded Ben nine times in the last 13 years is the Masters Tournament at Augusta, Ga., founded by the old master, Bobby Jones himself. Last week little (133 Ibs.) Ben Hogan, almost ready to retire at 38, tried again...