Word: standbyes
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Born on the Karroo plateau near Cape Town 36 years ago, Josef Marais began as a child to collect the songs he heard the Hottentot farm boys sing. By the time he was 19 and a fiddler with the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra he had amassed a great fund of...
The scrupulous commander was careful to specify that what he said applied only to the Airacobra's effective altitudes; the Spitfire is still the R.A.F.'s high-altitude standby. Said he: "You can't have everything in one aircraft. We have got to specialize."
Only President Roosevelt and Navy Secretary Knox knew when the "standby" order would be lifted. But many a war-wise shipper guessed it would be soon. Reason: the order detained 10-15 vessels bound for Vladivostok with oil and machinery vitally needed by the Russians. It also held back tons...
Pitching is the only spot where the Yankees lack the class of former years when they won four World Series in a row (1936-37-38-39). Creaking Charlie Ruffing, their 36-year-old ace, has won only 15 games this year. So has Lefty Gomez, another World Series standby...
The teamsters' demand was as reasonable as Boss Petrillo's "standby" system by which radio stations and theaters using canned music must hire union men to stand by and do nothing. But Boss Petrillo would not take the medicine. The Manhattan local brushed off the teamsters' local...