Word: washout
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Today's game starts at 3 p.m.; tomorrow's begins at 2 p.m. This week's washout against B.C. has been rescheduled...
Nine months ago, West Berlin's Mayor Willy Brandt looked like a political washout. He had twice led his Social Democratic Party to defeat in national elections, and so severe was his drubbing at the hands of Chancellor Ludwig Erhard last year that Brandt declared bitterly that he would never again campaign for the chancellorship. Privately relieved, the Social Democrats began looking around for a successor...
Down to the Ds. The tryout was a washout. After three days, the Twins offered him-free-to the National League's Houston Colts. The Colts turned him down too. At that, Oliva went to visit a buddy who was playing for the Charlotte, N.C., Hornets-a Twins farm club. The Hornets didn't want him either. Out of charity, the general manager got Tony a berth on the Wytheville, Va., Twins, a Class D team in the Appalachian Rookie League. And all of a sudden Tony started hitting baseballs with his unconnected swing...
...slide rule on his desk, Atwood came to North American with bluff Chairman James H. ("Dutch") Kindelberger in 1934. The man primarily responsible for North American's diversification, Atwood prides himself on the fact that the company is now so broadly based that such setbacks as the washout of the 6-70 program and cancellation of the F108 interceptor have failed to check its growth. He is determined, too, to keep North American fast enough on its feet, not only to withstand but to profit from the dizzying rate of change in military technology. "Keeping up with change...
...plank. The irony of the present situation is that of the three incumbents, only one, Gustave M. Solomons, is standing for re-election. After its major success in the last election, and after a very constructive two years, the CCA may find itself the object of an election-year washout...