Word: spectacular
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...climbing scenes will in fact seem preposterous to anyone who has ever done 50 honest feet of Felskletterei. But to the average tree shinnier, for whom this picture is intended, they will surely look authentic and awesome. For the rest, the scenery (Matterhorn, Riffelhorn, Monte Rosa) is as spectacular as any Switzerland can show, and Hero MacArthur, in real life the son of Actress Helen Hayes, is the most wholesome-looking juvenile since...
...this contest, left wing Larry Ekpebu will pose the biggest threat to the Eli defense. With the middle blocked up, the varsity must rely on its wings, and Ekepebu could break the game wide open if he comes up with one of his spectacular shows of dribbling and shooting. Right wing Dick McIntosh is hardly a scoring menace, but his mid-field dribbling skill will be indispensable...
...most shocking spectacular that TV had ever produced, a congressional subcommittee learned the appalling story of the big quiz fixes from a parade of witnesses. As the testimony poured out, it became clear that TV's trouble is much deeper than the fixes. See SHOW BUSINESS, The Ultimate Responsibility...
...University Park, Pa., unbeaten Penn State put up a spectacular fight against unbeaten Syracuse, kept itself in the ball game by blocking and recovering a punt on the Syracuse 1. And Halfback Roger Kochman returned a kickoff 100 yds. up the middle to score. But Syracuse's power ultimately prevailed, produced a narrow 20-18 victory...
...Paris stock market Machines Bull stock has lately been tracing a spectacular trajectory of its own. From $118 a year and a half ago, the 657,600 shares of Machines Bull jumped to more than $260 per share in September. The company recently announced plans to raise more capital by issuing 328,800 new shares. Shareholders were given rights to buy new shares, and the price jumped to $366. Today Machines Bull is valued on a stock basis at $240 million, among the top French companies...