Word: makeing
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...cheerleader full of the old college try. His enthusiasm is infectious, spreads to phlegmatic veterans as well as impressionable rookies. One second-stringer said last week: "Bucky tries so hard to win it seems a crime not to pitch in with a few yelps yourself." The same player, who makes his share of mistakes, added: "He never second-guesses a physical error, just never mentions them. But if you make a mental mistake he'll tell you about it privately, say 'Don't let it happen again ' and dismiss you with a smile. From, what...
...Industrial Designer Henry Dreyfuss had planned her fittings, which will take until next January to complete, to combine luxury with some of the casual comfort of a modern U.S. home. Features: staterooms with sofa berths which make them convertible into daytime sitting rooms; "penthouse" apartments (living room, bedroom, two baths, two dressing rooms and private terrace); air-conditioning throughout, including the roomy quarters for the 578-man crew. There are shops, restaurants, cocktail bars, a gymnasium, nursery, theater, library, swimming pool and, to make Americans feel at home, a soda fountain. With the Independence and her twin sister Constitution...
...Parsons drew up to his pit, got refueled and had two right tires changed in 90 seconds, and was off again. It cost him the lead, first to Rose, then to 1949 Indianapolis Winner Bill Holland in his Blue Crown Special. But each in turn had pit stops to make too, and by the 115th lap Johnnie Parsons was back in front again. Before the race Johnnie had asked his pit crew to watch the sky for signs of rain, give him the high sign (two vertical arrows) on the communications blackboard in his pit. Johnnie caught sight...
...Everything was shaping up," he said. I was leading, I had lots of gas, the car was running swell." When the rain came at the 345-mark it bucketed down for only a minute, but that was enough to make the track glass-slick and end the race. The winner, at the end of 138 laps: Johnnie Parsons, who pulled down the driver's 35% of a record $57,458.63 in prize money. Despite the cracked engine block, his average speed was better than 124 m.p.h., upping Bill Holland's record-breaking 1949 average (for 500 miles...
...Make its patents available to all other manufacturers...