Word: backed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...authorities, was for 25 years "a trusted Soviet secret police agent whose reports were read personally by Stalin." When Kenneth Robertson asked for the "essential facts surrounding the case of Comrade Zborowski," Pusey replied only that he had been "appointed last Spring by the President and Fellows." Robertson wrote back as follows...
Their disillusionment with Harvard and with intellectuals in general, one suspects, dates back to the 1930's when the University provided a fair proportion of "brain-trusters" for FDR's New Deal. Yet, the sincerity of Veritas members cannot be questioned. Only strong conviction and deep concern explain the printing of Roosevelt's letter to Pusey, or his writing it in the first place; only a firm sense of patriotism can account for the large amounts of time and money spent on mailings and preparation of the 49-page documentation on Bunche's past activities...
After rallying back from two disappointing abysses, the '62 team finished with a respectable 9-4 mark for the year and uncovered some talented prospects for Norm Shepard's varsity nine. Samborski called this year's team inconsistent and not as good as last year's, but he was quick to add that the Yardlings were very impressive when at their peaks...
...stunning upset by Northeastern in the opener was the first disappointment to the confident freshman nine. The team came back, won six straight, then was upset at Brown by a weak team with a good pitcher. After another upset by Cushing Academy, the Yardlings picked up three more victories, then ran into the Yalies...
Individually, then, several good prospects, including some not named here, turned up this year on the freshman baseball team. Let's say that as a team, the Yardlings were very good at times and came back after two disappointing losses--and also they lost to Yale...