Word: speeding
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Since the total was last announced, the drive has picked up speed, especially in small donations. According to Fund records, over 5300 new donors have contributed this fall, bringing the exact total to date...
...right halfback, Charlie Steele played a fine game on two heavily bandaged legs. With his speed cut in half, Steele still was magnificent on defense, and his passes set up one goal and nearly led to another. Munro had expected to start Bill Driver in Steele's spot, but the tough halfback refused to be benched. Many, including Munro, have said that Steele is the most improved player on the squad; his effort Saturday was a sterling display of talent and know...
...Southern California (7-0)-gathered speed slowly, last week peppered West Virginia...
...equal to their U.S. colleagues in imagination and ability. Pulkovo Observatory at Leningrad, which has a scientific staff of 400, is particularly fine. The Russians have some excellent men in astrophysics-such as L. S. Shklovsky, who proved that the glow of the Crab Nebula is caused by high-speed electrons passing through the nebula's magnetic field-but top performers are not numerous...
...research institute on the outskirts of Moscow devoted to pure research on concrete. The lab had developed a completely automated machine that produced concrete units on a vast assembly line controlled by a single man pushing buttons. But Dietz felt that the Russians are sacrificing quality for speed. They are producing an enormous number of concrete apartment houses by such techniques, says Dietz, "but they're building a lot of maintenance problems...