Word: coxing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...River Cam at Cambridge the Americans did badly, but they made history. They made it by picking a girl to cox them for the Lenten bumping races...
...Aluminum Co. of America announced that it has commissioned Manhattan's George G. Sharp & Co. to design a 7,780-ton, all-aluminum vessel; Manhattan's Gibbs & Cox, Inc., who designed the Liberty ships, will draw plans for a 10,280 tonner. Alcoa will build the one it likes, use it to haul bauxite from its mines in Moengo and Paranam, Dutch Guiana, to the U.S. for processing. But the primary purpose is to open up a vast new market for aluminum. Alcoa already has its foot in this door...
...death, Rosenman packed up for Manhattan and a private law practice (possibly a partnership with ex-FEA attorney Oscar Cox). But someone had to help out Harry Truman. Resignedly, Rosenman briefed the new President on the Roosevelt work and policies, helped write Truman's first message to Congress and his foreign-policy speech, was soon reported to be exercising more influence over Truman than he had over FDR. But Rosenman was not interested in influence. Also, Democrats were beginning to talk about that shadowy figure again. This time, "Sammy the Rose" said he was gone for good...
Archibald Cox '34, of Wayland, has been appointed visiting lecturer in Law for one year, Dean James M. Landis of the Law School announced Friday. During the war Cox served as assistant solicitor to the Labor Department, and also served in the State Department. He is expected to lecture in labor...
Service Resumed. The first passenger vessel from the U.S. since early 1942 nosed its way between the coral reefs that line the channel into Hamilton, Bermuda. She was the Furness, Withy & Cox, Ltd.'s trim, flag-bedecked, 3,500-ton Fort Townsend, carrying 31 passengers and 830 tons of cargo...