Word: talled
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...with a rifle or a man whose only objective is to kill. He has to be part diplomat, part technician, part politician-and 100% a human being." In a war in which the kindly-looking peasant often turns out to be a gun-toting guerrilla, that can be a tall order. Snapped a marine private: "We try to help these goddam people and you know what they do? They send in their kids to steal our grenades and ammunition and use them to kill us. The hell with them...
From his tweeds to his twang, Saltonstall is every inch a Brahmin-the last of the Massachusetts species in high elective office. Tall and erect, with the kind of homeliness that radiates integrity, Salty is famed among Senate colleagues for the Bostonian virtues of unfailing courtesy and caution. On one occasion, when asked by a reporter for his opinion on a foreign policy issue, the taciturn Senator replied: "No comment, and that's off the record...
...start of last week, no fewer than 13 major-college teams still had unblemished season records. By the time the dust cleared, only two were unbeaten: No. 5-ranked Kentucky and unranked Texas Western. Brigham Young had had every reason to feel tall before the Quaker City Tournament in Philadelphia: with three men 6 ft. 11 in. on the team, and a 6-0 record that included a 103-83 thrashing of Philadelphia's own St. Joseph's, the Cougars had climbed all the way to No. 3 in the ratings. Imagine their surprise when they lost...
There's one big reason why Columbia in having a great season, and that reason is seven foot tall. His name is Dave Newmark, a sophomore averaging 22.7 points and 16.5 rebounds per game. He's being touted as one of the half dozen best sophomores in the country...
...With all this tall before my face, who'll pass my hour test...