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Word: crosses (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...secret listening post, equipped with the latest recorders and a direct (though unlisted) line to 100,000 telephones that spread like a monstrous run all over the ten-denier silk-stocking district. Two telephone-company employees, Carl Ruh, a tester, and Walter Asmann, a "frame-man" who made cross connections for the company, were found on the premises. They were fired by the company and arrested, along with Warren Shannon, an electrician, in whose name the apartment was rented; all were charged with conspiracy and illegal wiretapping. The three pleaded guilty; Shannon and Ruh turned state's evidence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRIALS: The Line Was Very Busy | 12/19/1955 | See Source »

...such cases, the families had been cross-questioned in advance by Communist officials. One family told a visitor: "When you go back, please say something good about the exhibition or don't say anything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Come to the Fair | 12/19/1955 | See Source »

Bill Morris heads the runners in the 1000, but both Jim Cairns and Otis Gates are expected to press him hard. In the two-mile, Ralph Perry and Dave McLean, captain-elect of the cross country team, fought it out down to the wire in excellent pre-season time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lack of Depth Faces Track Team in Opener With B.U. | 12/16/1955 | See Source »

Clearly suffering from lack of experience, the Wesleyan players tended to leave themselves vulnerable to the Crimson's cross-court attack. The varsity made use of this weakness to run the opposition into errors...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity, Freshman Squash Teams Both Conquer Weak Wesleyan, 9-0 | 12/15/1955 | See Source »

...annual Red Cross fall blood drive ended yesterday afternoon with a total collection of 887 pints, the chairman of the drive announced last night. Donations fell short both of the 1000 pint goal and of last year's 1066 pint collection...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fall Blood Campaign Fails to Reach Goal | 12/10/1955 | See Source »

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