Word: ben
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...although unstinting in verbal support for Algeria's Moslem rebels, the Kremlin has given little or no concrete help, has not even recognized the rebel F.L.N. "provisional government." But Red China does recognize the rebel government, and recently feted two of its leaders, Mahmoud Cherif and Youssef ben Khedda, in Peking. Because of the geographical distance, direct Chinese aid could scarcely be anything but financial. But what worries the French more is the possibility that Peking might pressure...
...page seven of the University of Pennsylvania's freshman handbook, a high-minded quote from Ben Franklin, the founder of the University, appears: "The instruction of youth is one of those employments which to the public are most useful; it ought therefore to be esteemed among the most honorable. Its successful exercise does not, however, always meet with the reward it merits, except in the satisfaction of having contributed to the forming of virtuous and able men for the service of their country...
Dartmouth put the game completely out of reach when it salvaged a peteredout drive with a 25-yard field goal by tackle Ben Urban. Having had the wind at their backs for half the game, the Indians moved against it to the Crimson 18 in the last period. Stalled by a penalty and a momentarily tight Crimson defense they needed nine yards for the first down...
...mother of invention (" 'Automobile' is Grik! 'Airplane' is Grik! 'Telephone' is Grik! All, all, all Grik!"). There is Mr. Trabish, whose hero is Paul Revere ("One by Land, Two by the Beach"). Peter Studniczka, an equally avid patriot, lists as traitors "Ben & Dick Arnold...
...frantic second overtime, Ekpebu almost gave the Crimson a victory when he took a perfect pass from inside Bruce Johnstone and booted a hard crossing shot just inches above the crossbar. With one minute to go, Williams had a chance to put the game away after Eph center Ben Henszey got loose for a clear shot from 10 feet away. But Henszey hesitated too long, and charging Crimson defenders forced him to shoot high and to the left...