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Word: beatings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Moderation. In Quito, Ecuador, Bersabe Cachago refused to press charges against her husband, explained that she does not really mind his beating her if he doesn't beat too hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Feb. 7, 1949 | 2/7/1949 | See Source »

...Confessing that she beat her sick seven-month-old son to death because she "couldn't stand his crying," pudgy Georgette Brucks, 21, was sentenced to from one to ten years in jail. She offered to submit to sterilization if granted probation. Los Angeles' Judge Thomas Ambrose so ordered it. Georgette also agreed to have one surviving child, and one yet unborn, put up for adoption...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS .& MORALS: Americana, Feb. 7, 1949 | 2/7/1949 | See Source »

Henry Foster's climb to the top position in November was little short of spectacular. Moving up from last year's freshman team, Henry proceeded to beat out every veteran on the varsity and took over the number one spot vacated by Adam...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: Foster Brothers Solve Squash Team Worries | 2/3/1949 | See Source »

Against such seasoned competitors you can't make any mistakes, and Henry's game is not yet perfect. "But give him a little more time and he'll be able to beat any player in Massachusetts," says Barnaby...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: Foster Brothers Solve Squash Team Worries | 2/3/1949 | See Source »

According to tradition, if they soe their shadows, they beat a hasty retreat to their burrows for six more weeks of winter. If the day is cloudy, however, they allegedly remain above ground, confident of continuing mild weather...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University's Cagey Groundhog Frustrated | 2/3/1949 | See Source »

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