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Word: broking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Crimson golfers broke a four year Penn State winning streak Saturday when they fought back from a 15-stroke deficit midway through the 36-hole tournament at Princeton to snatch the team trophy from the favorites...

Author: By Scott W. Jacobs, | Title: Golfers Cop Easterns; 1st Time in 40 Years | 5/14/1968 | See Source »

...during the third quarter of the race that Penn broke the Harvard junior varsity. A Crimson sprint of 38 fell short of the necessary, and Penn moved out to its final margin of just under a length...

Author: By Tom Reston, | Title: Heavy, Light Varsity Crews Win Sprints | 5/13/1968 | See Source »

...Thienes began to hike at 14 to strengthen his legs and promote charities that cared for crippled children. In 1905 he covered 9,000 miles in the U.S. and Canada; in 1912 he set a record of 77 days for a coast-to-coast walk-and 50 years later broke it by walking from Los Angeles to New York in 54 days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: May 10, 1968 | 5/10/1968 | See Source »

...first of Saturn's obvious troubles, the unexpected and early shutdown of two of the five J-2 engines powering the second stage (TIME, April 12), was traced to a fuel line that broke under the strain of liquid hydrogen flowing through it at approximately 100 m.p.h. The break set off a chain of events that lowered pressure in the engine, which automatically shut down. Because of an incorrectly wired circuit, the shutdown on the first engine sent a signal to another, perfectly operating engine, erroneously ordering it to shut down also...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Getting Rid of Pogo | 5/10/1968 | See Source »

Levin, who broke his string of six consecutive defeats Wednesday by stomping Yale captain Bob McCallum in two sets, is seeded number one in the Easterns...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Netmen Favored to Capture Title At New England Tennis Tourney | 5/10/1968 | See Source »

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