Word: bill
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Senator Paul Douglas is justified in attacking the "pork barrel," but he picked a poor example. "Dramatically he whipped out a Sherlock Holmes magnifying glass and mockingly searched over a map of Maine for the Josias River, which was listed in the bill for a $33,000 dredging project. He couldn't find it" [TIME...
...these victories have been at distances under two miles, which theoretically should make tomorrow's four-mile varsity classic an entirely different proposition, defying comparison. However, a long race will improve the Crimson's chances of victory, since stroke Bill Curwen sets a low pace which is especially effective over longer distances...
...athletic year is within two days of becoming history. This probably makes it a good time for the fledgling sportswriter to cast off his carefully cultured attitude of Olympian impartiality and incisive commentary to indulge in some personal complaints and reflections. This, after all, is how Bill Cunningham makes a comfortable living...
...Bill of Rights, Bahn declared, has given the University "democratically constituted" classes, and therefore "a quickened intellectual life...
Bolles uses a variation of the Conibear-Washington style of rowing. It depends on a low stroke rate with a maximum of power. In fact, Bill Curwen, Harvard's stroke, maintains the lowest rate in the east today, varying it very little from 31 except at the racing start of the race and the sprint at the finish...