Word: crowning
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...COUNTRY (434 pp.)-Sholom Aleichem (translated by Julius and Frances Butwin)-Crown...
Provincial Premier Thomas Douglas believes that CCF needs four years to round out its program. At the halfway mark its program looked more than halfway impressive. Saskatchewan's publicly owned industrial empire already comprises eleven Crown corporations: printing and brick plants, a woolen mill, box factory...
...advisers, mostly Roman aristocrats, had polled their servants and country retainers, naively informed him "the common people" wanted their king. When he found out differently, Umberto, surprised and pained, lingered on in Rome in the hope that monarchist demonstrations would grow into a popular demand that he keep the crown. But his Queen Marie-José and their four children had already left for Lisbon...
Pacing the Mikkola forces were two first place winners; Pete Harwood, outstanding New England pole vaulter, who successfully defended the crown he won last year with a vault of 12 feet, 6 inches, and Bill Jackson, whose 47 feet, 5 5/3 inch shot put garnered that event. Jackson also took third place in the discus throw, won by Dartmouth's Sam Felton...
Kirkland House was the victor in the spring term competition. To gain the championship the Deacons took the crown in hardball and crew and tied for first place in tennis with Winthrop. Dunster led in basketball, swimming and softball to take second. Winthrop House gained third place with Leverette running a close fourth...