Word: wonderful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...time of uncertainty . . . One of these government commissions was talking of doing away with the good old scarlet uniform and replacing it with field grey or 'khokee.' Magazine rifles (far too complicated for active service) were being issued . . . Soon even the drum might be threatened. No wonder Drummer Campbell deserted...
Orson Welles, 33, sent his old school (Todd, in Woodstock, Ill.) his regrets at not being able to attend the school's centennial celebrations. He was abed in Rome with chicken pox. "Think of it-at his age," murmured the headmaster. "Still the boy wonder...
...brass of science and their camp followers, 800 strong, trooped up California's Palomar Mountain last week to dedicate man's newest wonder, the 200-inch telescope. They were told that the giant eye would first be turned on the distant nebulae to test Astronomer Edwin Hubble's theory of the exploding universe. Dr. Hubble's first look at the Corona Borealis cluster (nebulae 120 million light-years away) astounded him. "We had hoped," said Hubble, "that the 200-inch would be this good...
...race by boat and flew back after winning ?100: "In France I use a pin to pick winners. In England I pick French horses." After the race there was talk-most of it idle-that a special match race would be arranged between My Love and Citation, the U.S. wonder horse...
Most people wonder how he does it. Unlike the famous New York AC "whale" back around 1900, who used to have a dozen raw eggs (shells and all) dipped in mustard for breakfast every morning, Felton eats normally, claiming there is no special diet for hammer throwers today. He weighs only 178 pounds...