Word: spectaculars
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Rare Marriage. The Atlas-or "The Bird" to missile workers-is the most spectacular of the new weapons produced by General Dynamics, which has rocketed out of obscurity in a single decade to become the second biggest U.S. defense contractor (after Boeing) and by far the most wide-ranging...
...there was a feeling that the new governor was being "a little bright-eyed about it all." In a New Year's message delivered in the form of leaflets scattered through Nicosia's streets, EOKA Leader Colonel Grivas broke his month-long silence to warn that the "spectacular shows" of the new Foot regime did not impress him. "On the contrary, I consider them traps. I am awaiting deeds...
...Only the puck went unscathed in Boston last week when every Boston Bruin and Montreal Canadien swarmed out on the ice for a spectacular 14-minute brawl. After them skidded skateless cops, pratfalling through a Mack Sennett routine, while frantic officials whistled out a string of 27 penalties. At game's end (Montreal 4, Boston 3) the skating wounded included Boston's Leo Labine (five stitches in the forehead) and Jack Bionda (mashed hand), and Montreal's Henri Richard (six stitches in the scalp...
...Crimson tactics seemed to confuse the inexperienced Lions, and their spectacular shooting spree soon fizzled...
Unfortunately, Stassen has very few concrete proposals to counter the "sit-tight" attitude of his chief antagonist. The President, himself, is looking for something as spectacular as his "open-skies" or atoms-for-peace plans with which to counter Premier Bulganin's pre-NATO-Conference call for a summit meeting. Unless Stassen can come up with a suitably electrifying proposal, he will find it well-nigh impossible to break through the Administration's massive complacency...