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...thing of some three or four feet. But since the war its length has almost doubled. The most recently reported measurement is seven feet, and they are still growing. Most of the tribute must go to Cambridge merchants who conceived the idea of a six foot scarf, realized they lad a good thing, and decided to outwit competitors by secretly adding a few inches from time to time...
...hopeful intention of winning all four of the world's major tennis titles,* was the first to snap. It came in the quarter-finals of the Australian championship, against a canny old (35) party named John Bromwich, who first won Australia's title when Trabert was a lad of eight...
...dark, politely feral Latin named Porfirio Rubirosa. At the time Barbara began reducing, of course, she had never heard of Rubi. He was not yet known to the tabloids as the "Big Dame Hunter," but was just the son of an impoverished Dominican Republic general, a personable lad who wasted energy boxing and playing soccer. Rubi had been brought up in Paris before daddy lost his dinero, wanted to get back to Maxim's, and soon launched his career...
...will, eh?' shouted Tom, and remembering his football days he made a dive . . . for the man with the bag, which he guessed contained the stolen money. The lad made a good tackle, and grabbed Featherton about the legs. He went down in a heap with Tom on top. Our hero was feeling about for the valise, when he felt a stunning blow on the back of his head. He turned over quickly to see Morse in the act of delivering a second kick. Tom grew faint, and dimly saw the leader of the gang reach down for the valise...
...hungry, silent men in black berets who had dared to strike against him. But he had a triumph anyway: he called them all "new employees." Every striker was penalized by losing his seniority-a man with 40 years' service was hired on the same basis as any young lad just out of school...