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Word: attempting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...advise the people not to waste their money paying the police commissioner a salary. Hoffa would be the police commissioner, so why waste the money?" Said the hard-boiled Daily News: "Public opinion will approve overwhelmingly any steps-repeat any steps-Commissioner Kennedy may take to crush this attempt." At City Hall, Mayor Robert Wagner found his voice, pounded his desk, called Feinstein's announcement "dastardly" and a "disgrace," promised to fire Feinstein from his city job if he tried to unionize the cops. New York Lawyer Godfrey P. Schmidt, one of the three monitors appointed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Jimmy's Big Dream | 1/12/1959 | See Source »

Early tomorrow morning Crimeds will storm Lamont in a renewed attempt to find seats. After a successful assault, guards will be posted and the Crimeds will remain entrenched through reading period and exams...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Crime Saturdays | 1/9/1959 | See Source »

...radical spenders" have at last convened in Washington to consider the multitudinous ways in which President Eisenhower may be thwarted in his attempt to achieve a balanced budget. It appears quite likely that they can and will succeed in their efforts, and, translated into moral terms, this means a crisis for the Administration...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Modest Proposal | 1/8/1959 | See Source »

...choosing the plays, the group sought a balance between classical and modern drama, Aaron said. It will attempt to avoid playing down to its audiences, a mistake, he added, which previous repertory groups have made...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: Repertory Group Plans To Open First Season | 1/6/1959 | See Source »

...Crimson had a chance to win in regulation time, but McClellan missed a foul shot attempt after the final buzzer to send the contest into overtime. And when New Hampshire ran off 10 straight tallies at the outset of the extra period, it was all over, as they held...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: Varsity Five Takes Sixth Place In Springfield Invitation Tourney | 1/5/1959 | See Source »

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