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Word: blanke (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...colleges are: architecture, location, size, and the convictions of the master. Three of the Colleges are part Georgian, while the rest are a mixed design called "Standard Oil Gothic." Most students prefer Gothic because it has intimate courtyards and is collegiate. But many state on their College application blank that they don't want to live in the heavy lightless buildings. Location near fraternity row or labs is often an influential factor. Size is a matter of taste, and convictions of the master are quite important in a system whose success is dependent on masters' ability and interest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eli Colleges Outclass Houses as Social Centers | 11/25/1950 | See Source »

...intramural sports. Incidentally, Harvard members of championship teams can get gold charms also, but only if they or the House pays for them. The Y.A.A. gives them away (if the Yale team beats the Harvard one the score is engraved on the charm; if not it is left blank...

Author: By Michael J. Halberstam, | Title: Harvard, Yale Intramural Programs Accommodate 480 House Students | 11/25/1950 | See Source »

...Second Man. As other guards and Secret Service men went into action, a second neat, dark man darted up to the guards at the west sentry booth, yanked out a Luger and began shooting at point-blank range...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Fanatics' Errand | 11/13/1950 | See Source »

...community are used to best advantage and to avoid inflation." Said Opposition Leader Winston Churchill: "It seems to me that this vague language for giving all kinds of tremendous powers to the executive ... goes further than anything I have seen before. This is not planned economy. This is a blank check." Replied Prime Minister Attlee: "I am quite sure that any government would find it necessary [to maintain essential controls] in the world position we have to face today [but it] should not be carried on by the hangovers of the defense regulations renewed from year to year . . . There ought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Blank Check | 11/13/1950 | See Source »

...became a target for a volley of empty bottles and oranges. "It's all in fun," screamed the charcoal makers, "don't arrest our brother." At the height of the uproar another soldier, who had just put down a marijuana cigarette, calmly unslung his Mauser, fired point-blank at the yelling fans. An aficionado dropped with a bullet behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Murder on the Sunny Side | 10/30/1950 | See Source »

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