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Word: successful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...uninitiated watchers the flight seemed a total failure-but not to missilemen. During those awesome 35 seconds, cameras and telemetering devices were recording valuable flight data on miles of film and tape. "As the surgeons say," a sad-eyed missile scientist said bravely, "the operation was a success but the patient died. We got data on the three miles of flight. The next big bird that flies may live a while longer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: Death of the Big Bird | 10/7/1957 | See Source »

...idea where or when U.S. observers will be able to see the object, though it should be visible through binoculars during the early morning and evening. He revealed that he was trying to contact Russian authorities through the Washington bureau of "Operation Moonwatch," but so far without success...

Author: By Kenneth Auchincloss and Alfred FRIENDLY Jr., S | Title: Russians Launch Artificial Satellite | 10/5/1957 | See Source »

...definitely a surprising performance by Cornell, and on the basis of their success, the coaching staff will probably use the same style of play against Harvard. James alternated two complete teams in the game, one playing the first half of a quarter, the other, the second half...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Coach Says Cornell Lacks Depth | 10/4/1957 | See Source »

Encouraged by the success of Ford, Manager Casey Stengel named Bobby Shantz, another left-hander, to work tomorrow's game...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: National Sports | 10/3/1957 | See Source »

Williams, who has no immediate plans to follow up this, his initial success as a runner, was originally reluctant even to enter the race. Upon finding his name on Coach Bill McCurdy's list of starters, he declared emphatically that "I've never run three miles before and I never will...

Author: By John P. Demos, | Title: Better Late Than... | 10/1/1957 | See Source »

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