Word: waits
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...irritated fan, but Seixas was through. Deft and deadly, Australia's young (21) Ken Rosewall ran out the match 6-3, 3-6, 6-8, 6-3, 7-5. While Vic ungreixously stopped his ears to drown out the cheers for the victor, Rosewall walked off to wait for his Sydney neighbor and tennis mate to overpower Rhodes Scholar Ham Richardson of Westfield, N.J., 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4, and assure Wimbledon's first all-Australian final ever...
...Russians were dickering with Australia's Harry Hopman and Britain's Fred Perry to come to Moscow and teach the art of peaceful competition on the tennis court. "We are a long way from Head's game," admitted one of the tourists. "But just wait...
...sales are only about 1% of the U.S. total, in the first four months of this year they jumped to 24,154 v. 12,653 for the same period a year ago. Biggest increase is in the sale of Volkswagens, for which there is now a three months' wait...
...August. A fortnight ago, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service tied up the paper's bank account with a claim for $221,116 in unpaid withholding taxes from employees. Other creditors slapped other liens on the paper and its publisher, until he had to ask employees to wait several days extra for their weekly pay. Meantime, a Boston attorney named John S. Bottomly said that he was negotiating with Fox to buy the paper, insisted that he was acting for himself. Fox announced that the paper was "not for sale...
...Until Tomorrow." At first, the Reds were incredulous, amusedly asked him how long he could wait for a visa. "Until tomorrow," said Lear. When the Reds discovered who he was−and what he made-things started picking up speed. In short order, his visa was ready. The only condition was that he take along a Red navigator, a requirement also made of U.S. Air Force Chief General Nathan F. Twining, to navigate the route to Moscow. Soon, Bill Lear and his wife were off, four hours later were circling Moscow...