Word: cindered
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...villains in this afternoon's cinder-feat will be three in number, by the titles of Dartmouth, Pennsylvania and Yale. The fact that Yale was disposed of last Saturday in a dual meet is no indication that they will be easy pickings for the others today...
...Eisenhower's plan to use paratroopers in the invasion of France. Now Leigh-Mallory had good news: paratroop losses seemed to be light, and things were going fine. "Grand, said I, grand, I'll tell the boss as soon as he wakes up. ... I tiptoed down the cinder path to Ike's circus wagon to see if he was asleep and saw him silhouetted in bed behind a Western. Ike grinned as he lit a cigaret...
Although they couldn't get up to 100 points, an arbitrary goal that Jaako Mikkola set for the team when early events were taken more easily than expected, the Harvard cinder pounders overwhelmed Rhode Island State and Holy Cross by a score of 96 1/6 to 46 to 22 1/6, respectively in the Stadium and envirous Saturday. The meet was held in a cold, drizzling rain which limited attendance and hampered the performers considerably...
...Soldier Field. There, as his car edged around the arena, he returned beaming smiles for the cheers. But as he alighted at the north end of the amphitheater, somebody threw a tomato at the President of the U.S. If Harry Truman noticed it as it squashed on the cinder track he gave no sign...
Cliff Wharton, batting lead-off for the University runners, got off to a fine start and set the pace for the rest of the cinder beaters. He delivered the wood to Bob O'Brien, who also extended his lead over the rest of the pack. Bill Ellis, up against the stiffest competition, held his own firmly, and Bob Clark put on the necessary finishing kick to break the tape himself...