Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Although the polls show that a Republican, Vice President Richard Nixon, is running miles ahead of any other presidential candidate of either party as the present choice of the voters, the Republicans are just as emphatically the minority party in the U.S. In a sampled nose count last week, the Gallup poll found that 56.2 million voters prefer the Democratic Party, 37.6 million like the Republicans, and 8.5 million are still undecided...
Sixty-Two Cheers. Any sign by Nehru that he was determined to resist Chinese encroachment would obviously find his people behind him. In fact, some were well ahead of him. Last week a crowd of 300 university students paraded to Nehru's home demanding the dismissal of unpopular Defense Minister V. K. Krishna Menon because of his "brazenfaced defense of Chinese aggression in Tibet." Menon, who has been in New York attending the U.N. General Assembly, flew home at week's end to give his counsel to Nehru...
Last year, the varsity roared back from this, its most crushing defeat to score a 28-0 win over the hapless Eli eleven. Quarterback Charlie Ravenel, a brilliant play-caller and runner all day long, gained 105 yards on 16 carries and put the Crimson ahead to stay by going over from the five as the gun sounded to end the first half. Chet Boulris, Larry Repsher, and Albie Cullen, all of whom will see action tomorrow, scored second-half touchdowns as Harvard won The Game for the first time in four seasons...
Statistics totals after eight games rate the varsity football team comfortably ahead of its opponents in every department except passing. Crimson rushing has been 150 per cent as successful as the other teams'. The totals: H OPP. 125 First Downs 105 1743 Yards Rushing 1032 519 Yards Passing 822 98 Passes Attempted 151 39 Passes Completed 63 9 Had Intercepted 9 42 Punts 42 37.6 Punting Average 34.2 10 Fumbles Lost...
...granting M.I.T.'s request, the City permits Tech to go ahead with further procedures involving building permits and the like. Rivkin said afterwards the sidewalk would not be eliminated, but moved slightly to accommodate the proposed new garage...