Word: balled
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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When TV's foremost up-from-the-ranks production tycoons, Cinemactress Lucille Ball and Bandleader Desi Arnaz, were married in 1940, acquaintances of the volatile lovebirds gave their union six months at most before an inevitable explosion would send them on separate ways. Lucy herself doubted that the match was good for six weeks. Last week, after more than 19 years of sometimes hectic marriage, and two children (Lucy, 8; Desi IV, 7), Lucy and Desi, co-bosses of Desilu Productions, Inc. (grossing more than $20 million a year) and co-stars of TV's longtime rating-topper...
...Ball Game." In Chingola, Northern Rhodesia, a mob of more than 100 stone-throwing natives tried to break up a meeting led by Graham's assistant, Evangelist Grady Wilson, and in Kitwe rumors spread that the police would shoot down Africans at the rally. Over a burst of catcalls and whistles, Evangelist Wilson appealed to the crowd: "There are people here who need Christ. This is not a ball game or a political rally-it's a church service, and I ask for silence...
...Rico's Santurce Crabbers) and the Senators' Pitcher Pedro Ramos (Cuba's Cienfuegos Elephants). In addition, U.S. teams use the Caribbean leagues to season their young players, this year sent down some 350 men to sweat in the winter sun. The result was a brand of ball not far from major-league standards...
...stop Chamberlain, the pros have tried every trick in the book. They may double-team him (one man in front, one behind) with the hope of blocking off passes. When Chamberlain does get the ball, the defense swirls about him like a pack of hounds circling a bear...
...heart of Justice's complaint was that Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey) and its affiliated companies had combined to boost prices shortly after Suez. Humble Oil & Refining Co., 88% owned by Jersey Standard, started the ball rolling, and most of the industry had quickly fallen into line...