Word: chapman
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Rustler. In Omaha, police looked for the man who rang Irwin Chapman's doorbell, pointed a pistol at him, growled, "I want that," made off with his son's rocking horse...
...Less than 24 hours after she swam a world's record (5:06.7) 440-yd. free-style race at Sydney, Australia's Lorraine Crapp, 17, covered the distance once more, lowered the mark to 5:05.9. In the same pool another Australian youngster, Garry Chapman, 17, won the 220-yd. freestyle with a world record...
...named president of the 201-year-old paintmaking firm of Devoe & Raynolds, one of Financier Louis Wolfson's holdings. A mining engineer, born and educated in Alabama, McFarlin managed coal mines in Tennessee, became president of Tennessee Products & Chemical Corp., which merged with Wolfson's Merritt-Chapman & Scott. His predecessor, E. W. Endter. who got the job after resigning the $50,000-a-year presidency of the California Oil Co. to help Wolfson battle for Montgomery Ward, quit Devoe & Raynolds to return to the oil business...
...Alfred Chapman of the Brown varsity was an All-American backstrokers as a schoolboy. He will probably swim the 200-yard event in that stroke as well as the individual medley. In the latter race, he may push the Crimson's Dave Hawkins to lowering the American record he equalled on Wednesday...
...clock: For the wandering scholar Scandinavian 50 provides useful literary, artistic, and social cultural information about the Scandinavian countries. This can be acquired with no knowledge of the Scandinavian languages. Returning after a year's absence, Robert Chapman brings with him drama from Ibsen to Helman. The stage is Emerson D. History of Religions 101b offers a unique opportunity. Interested students can become Hindus, Brahmins, Buddhists, and Moslems--for about a week or two apiece. For those who prefer, there are also selected Christian heretical doctrines...