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Word: convert (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Following a steady drive from mid-field, Koch went through tackle's on the fourth down for the touchdown. Koch failed to convert...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lowell Tops Winthrop, 12-7; Dunster Beats Dudley, 18-0 | 10/27/1950 | See Source »

...television set was just about the fastest selling luxury item on the marked. But suddenly last week sales virtually halted, and across the country there was a rush to cancel previous orders for sets. One manufacturer even decided to stop producing TV sets and made plans to convert to glass processing instead...

Author: By Douglas M. Fonquet, | Title: FROM THE PIT | 10/21/1950 | See Source »

Professor Black, viewing the agricultural sector of the economy, said selective price controls might soon be needed on such currently high-demand items as wool and beef. "But until things are much clearer," be said, "we should continue to encourage dairy production and not rush to convert our feed reserves into meat." We may also need more farm machinery, he added, because the demand for labor will probably draw workers from the farms to the factories...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: American Economy Can Beat Russia | 10/18/1950 | See Source »

...Louis Zamperini, onetime University of Southern California track star and 1936 Olympic runner, suffered mistreatment in Japanese prisoner of war camps. Armed with a list of his persecutors supplied by the War Crimes Commission, he arrived in Japan last week. But vengeance was not Lou Zamperini's purpose. Converted last year by Evangelist Billy Graham. Zamperini says he hopes that he can find his captors and convert them to Christianity as part of a two-month tour of Japan under the auspices of the International Youth for Christ movement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Quest | 10/16/1950 | See Source »

...Foster, L'Aube went on blithely, became a convert to communism after the Russian Revolution, was a defendant on "criminal syndicalism" charges in 1923, a candidate for the U.S. presidency in 1924, 1928 and 1932. By 1946, L'Aube said without further explanation, he was Under Secretary of Commerce, became EGA deputy in 1948 and deputy administrator last year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: What's in a Name? | 10/9/1950 | See Source »

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