Word: basics
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...Washington, Federal Security Administrator Oscar L. Ewing aired an idea of his own that might lengthen high-school courses. Ewing's proposal: to give basic military training as part of the curriculum, even though it might mean an extra year in high school.What would be needed after that, Ewing thought, was a Government agency to sift the graduates, determine "how many, and who, will be assigned to military service, to college training, and to industry...
Nine Plays. Rupp relies not only on a lot of shooting (10-15% more than the average team), but constantly demands "speed and a lot of ball handling." Rupp denies that Kentucky's rapid-fire shooting produces razzle-dazzle basketball. "With our nine basic plays," claims Rupp, "we are probably the most definite [i.e., deliberately patterned] team in the country...
...Ford Foundation, set up from the estates of the late Henry Ford, Sr, and Edsel Ford, controls $288,000,000 which it intends to spend for study and endeavor in five basic fields--peace, education, strengthening of democracy, economics, and human relations...
According to Fadden, the basic job of the trainer is to carry out treatments after the doctor diagnoses the injuries. But once injuries have healed, the trainer must see to it that a player goes through the proper corrective exercises to compensate for lost flesh and weakened muscles. Naturally, throughout the whole season he must watch over the condition and equipment of his men. The trainer also acts as a buffer between the coach and the doctor, who has the final say on whether or not a boy is ready to play...
They withdrew the Thursday petitions, they said, because they wanted to concentrate "on the basic issue rather than the personal one" of R. Deborah Labenow...