Word: sparked
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Through this spark-charged atmosphere...
MISSILE COMPETITION for Air Force Titan's inertial-guidance systems was won by G.M.'s AC Spark Plug Division over American Bosch Arma Corp. Contract's worth: about $300 million in next few years...
Last week Ed Ragsdale announced his retirement. G.M. handed his job to Edward Dumas Rollert, 47, boss of its Harrison Radiator Division at Lockport, N.Y. Like Ragsdale, Engineer Rollert moved up via manufacturing instead of sales. He joined G.M. out of Purdue ('33), rose in the AC Spark Plug Division as metallurgist, chief tool-and-die designer, assistant works manager. During the Korean war he managed the Kansas City, Kans., Buick-Oldsmobile-Pontiac plant, made his mark by converting it into G.M.'s first dual-purpose plant, turning out cars and F-84F Thunderstreak jet fighters...
...first singles for the Crimson, Captain New Weld beat John Mangan, 6-4, 6-4, with a strong backcourt stroke, which improved as the match progressed. Victories by Bob Bowditch, Tim Gallwey, Bill Wood, and Laurie Pratt helped spark the Crimson win. Jim Cameron suffered the only defeat...
...attempts to rise above the one-dimensional "package series" should be attributed a certain amount of esteem even if it falls short of its goal. Mr. Frankenheimer and the splendid cast may have lacked in many respects by your reviewer's Utopian standards, but they brought a rare spark of beauty, truth and creativity to a usually insipid television schedule...