Word: crosses
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...close race should be recorded this afternoon when the Crimson cross country team meets a strong Dartmouth squad in Hanover...
...private insurance company is presently willing to take the risk of covering residents in potential flood areas, since these companies do not have the resources to cover short-term losses in return for possible longterm financial gains. Private agencies likewise are unable to provide adequate relief. Red Cross, Community Chest, and similar groups assist victims to meet the immediate impact of floods, but they can do little toward alleviating widespread economic loss...
Until almost the peak of the Italian Renaissance, German painters remained absorbed in refining their own massive, strong-lined Gothic style. The first great German artist to cross the Italian Alps was Albrecht Dürer, who returned with his eyes aglow. Back home in Niirnberg, young Dürer began turning out drawings and prints that combined the high skills of medieval German craftsmanship with the new techniques and ideas he had discovered in Venice. The result was the opening of the Northern Renaissance. Dürer's prints and drawings became sought-after collectors' items...
With it all, Howard Hughes remains as elusive and secretive as ever. He still operates like a cross between a phantom and a whirlwind, dropping out of sight for days, suddenly reappearing to call executives at any hour, day or night. But as Hughes says: "I know about the important things. What's the measure of this outfit? Our internal problems? Me and the way I operate? Or is it the customer's satisfaction?" By all signs, the U.S. Air Force, Howard Hughes's biggest customer, was eminently satisfied...
Even the rugby match was postponed until Sunday morning. The Crimson players kicked off with a strong breeze behind them. M.I.T. made the first real scoring threat in the 28th minute, however, when it was awarded a penalty kick near the posts. The conversion failed, due to the strong cross-wind...