Word: craig
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...important factor was the teeth-jarring, bone-crushing factional fight between Republican Governor George North Craig (TIME, March 7) and U.S. Senator William E. Jenner. In Indianapolis, the Craig-backed Republican candidate for mayor, James Birr, had won a bitter primary fight over a candidate backed by G.O.P. Mayor Alex M. Clark, who is anti-Craig. Clark was nominally for Birr in the general election, but his heart was not in it. Democrat Phillip L. Bayt won by 16,000 votes. The defeated Birr sulked: "It is clear-cut evidence that you can sulk your way into socialism...
Meanwhile, New Haven authorities say that Crimson fans who have not reserved rooms for the weekend will find it impossible to get hotel space. Craig LeVin, owner of the Taft Hotel, advised students who cannot get rooms in New Haven to go to Bridgeport, 20 minutes away...
Cabot Lodge, Illinois' Governor William Stratton, Indiana's Governor George Craig and Illinois' Senator Everett Dirksen Later, talking to other reporters he dropped Dirksen and Craig and added Massachusetts' Governor Christian Herter. In both cases the name of Richard Nixon was conspicuous by its absence When a reporter finally asked why Nixon was not on the list. Knight had a sudden afterthought: "Oh sure he should...
...bats. In the second inning little Sandy Amoros homered with one on; Snider hit homers in the third and fifth-his eighth and ninth in series play. Still Casey Stengel stuck with his starting pitcher. Bob Grim. In the seventh, the Yanks began to rough up Dodger Rookie Roger Craig; Pinch Hitter Bob Cerv reached him for a home run and Dodger Manager Alston brought in Clem Labine. Casey countered with Bob Turley and Berra contributed a home run. It was not enough. The Dodgers scored once more in the eighth, won the game...
This year the Dodgers did everything right. Their big battery, Newcombe and Campanella, accounted for 20 games and 39 home runs between them. Somehow the right man was always on the bench when needed. Pitchers Roger Craig and Don Bessent came up from the minors to take over when the rest of the staff faltered. Even Bullpen Catcher Rube Walker was able to take over for Campanella when Roy was out with a bad knee...