Word: upsetting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...draftees--especially the more more educated ones--were not very upset by the RFA's when they were all about 18 years old, but when men 23 and 25, with the same maturity and backgrounds as they began arriving on posts, the draftees took notice. One man said to me: "It's tough enough to spend two years in the States, earning about $90 a month, and seeing your friends on the outside free and making four times what you're getting. But my morale has never been lower than now because of these RFA's. Four RFA's have...
When half of the Gazette's real-estate advertisers last week canceled or reduced their linage, Publisher Valentine, 42, an Annapolis-trained ex-commander, U.S.N., stood fast, ran a story reporting that the paper was being boycotted. Readers and retailers, although upset by the employment news, were realistic enough not to blame it on the Gazette, refused to go along with the realtors. By week's end, it was clear to all that Publisher Valentine had won his point: "Everyone in Antelope Valley is entitled to the news, whether good...
...Down with Belgium." With cries of "Independence!", "Down with Belgium!" and "Vive Ghana!", the crowd surged down Prince Baudouin Avenue, was soon joined by thousands of spectators who were just then emerging from the football stadium. The swollen mob swept through the city, upset and burned cars, stoned and mauled Europeans, pillaged shops. Bands looted public buildings and invaded mission schools, concentrating their fury on Roman Catholic more than on Protestant schools (though Kasavubu, mission-educated, studied philosophy for three years as a Catholic seminarist). Under orders from their Belgian officers, African police opened fire, and Belgian paratroopers manned...
Tandem Tactics. At Brisbane the Chief led off for the U.S. against Anderson, and from the first serve it was obvious that he found the match interesting. Before the astonished eyes of 18,000 Australian partisans, Olmedo charged repeatedly for killing volleys, managed an upset victory 8-6, 2-6, 9-7, 8-6. Then Barry MacKay lost as expected to Australia's Cooper to tie the match score. But next day Olmedo teamed with Ham Richardson in the doubles against Anderson and Neale Fraser. The U.S. pair promptly lost the first two sets, had to rally desperately...
...room interviewers a pair of underdrawers decorated with gorgeous women. "This way I never run out of girls," he grinned. In voluble Spanish Gonzales suggested Olmedo's strategy: keep the ball low on the wet court, use lobs to drive Cooper back from the net, move around to upset the Aussie's second service. It worked. Charging to the net, the Chief forced the attack, punched his volleys accurately, won 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 8-6. Almost single-handed Alex Olmedo had won the Davis...