Word: spiked
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...picture is clear. The Age of Holden Caul-field is upon us, the University of Chicago syndrome is slowly ossifying. At the citadel of veritas future Bronsons will be sacrificed to the glory of the Spike Sluggs and Moses Kelleys. The uncommon man-typical in his uniqueness--is taking over; the natives of Idyllia are being driven...
Such reactions to journalism schools have mostly gone out of style with U.S. editors who no longer seem to fly into spike-throwing rages at the notion that the craft of journalism can be taught in any school except the school of pavement-pounding, doorbell-ringing experience. Most papers now prefer to hire the J-school graduate because he does have some practical experience, however limited, grafted on to a liberal arts education, however minimal. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Managing Editor Ed Stone expresses the prevailing attitude: "We hire the best man, whether he's had journalism...
...clear, calm night at Cape Canaveral. The Army, making its first attempt to shoot the moon, had spent weeks fussing over the Juno II, a 60-ton Jupiter IRBM with a spike of high-speed rockets mounted on its nose. At twelve seconds after 12:45 a.m., almost exactly on schedule, Juno II took off. It climbed loudly but smoothly, arching slightly north of east. For about three minutes the first-stage rocket burned brightly, diminishing slowly with distance. Then its power shut off, and the upper stages coasted flameless for 55 seconds. About 110 miles up and 160 miles...
...capital city of Amman last week, where young King Hussein shakily reigns with the backing of his army and his devoted Bedouins, swift raids by spike-helmeted police rounded up all known Nasser sympathizers, as well as some 200 suspect politicians and civil servants. Who could be sure of anyone, any more? Seventy officers of the King's army are in jail, including Hussein's former close companion, Colonel Rahdi Abdullah. Anyone caught listening to Radio Cairo or to the vicious noise of the clandestine "Jordan People's Radio" was hustled off to prison...
...named Pete Caldwell (Dartmouth '54) won the individual title; and they also got second and third. Al Arkley was the first Harvard finisher--he came in fourth. Fred Fisher '50 and Spike Holden '60 got sixth and seventh...