Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...year's Freshman team, who reputedly won eight events in a meet during his preparatory school career, will attempt to score a double in the hurdles and dash. Though up against strong competition, observers think that Don may chase Alan Tolmich across the finish line for a second place ahead of all other New England timber-toppers...
This is Harvard's approach to the problem, following the ideas of the President's recent annual report. By its admission requirements the college helps the schools form their curricula; by its School of Education the University can send out men well trained and aware of the problems ahead. The University cannot dictate to the schools; it can only influence them indirectly, So the findings of the new committee will be eagerly awaited, and may well affect both what Harvard requires of its candidates for admission and what the University will teach prospective school teachers, superintendents and headmasters...
Hard fighting was still ahead for the Franco troops before Barcelona could be taken, although the Generalissimo claimed that victory for him was inevitable. Even from his headquarters came the admission that no immediate capture of Barcelona could be expected. For the Generalissimo there have been many moments before in the 30-month war when victory seemed to be in his grasp, only to be snatched away by a sudden Loyalist stiffening. Eleven o'clock has struck many times before for the Loyalists, but one thing was certain last week: the well-trained but poorly equipped Loyalist Army would...
...abroad. It supplemented a wealth of similar data flooding in to the State, War and Navy Departments in Washington who were well aware that Germany had more fighting planes than any other nation. Charles Lindbergh's principal contribution to U. S. knowledge was that Germany, far ahead in mass-production of planes, is now prepared to invade the world's commercial air markets...
...greatest day of his life. From Sacramento next day he motored to San Francisco at the head of a caravan of 20 cars that swelled to 200. In a parade San Francisco labor had arranged for him, Tom Mooney refused to ride in an automobile. He walked, bareheaded, ahead of the members of his old A. F. of L. Moulders' Union, ahead of Harry Bridges, ahead of everybody. The siren of the Ferry Building, block away from the scene of the 1916 bombing, screeched as it had that day. Crowds five deep lined the streets, once almost pushed...