Word: dan
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...local cell came to a decision: Marty is "no longer fit to be a member of the party." In Washington, Senator Joe McCarthy was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with four gold stars (accompanied by six citations signed by Secretary of the Navy Dan Kimball) for "heroism and extraordinary achievement" as. a Marine intelligence officer in World...
...ringside Frenchman, swigging cognac against the cold, covered his eyes as Awazu let loose the first of his shrieking "Yeeeeooowwhhs!" "God, I can't look," shuddered the ringsider. "Tell me if he eats them too." Awazu, a sixth-dan judoka,* did not go that far, but he tossed the ten contestants in just 15 minutes without even raising a sweat...
...contestants are graded by an intricate system. Novices wear white belts. Then, through about two years' training, the novice judoka progresses through yellow, orange, green, blue and brown belts. From brown to the coveted black takes another year. There are ten grades of black belt, starting with first dan (i.e., grade). Sixth dan is the highest competitive rank. Higher dans are reserved for judo masters. No European ranks higher than fifth dan, but there are three tenth-dan men in the world, all Japanese...
Earlier, 123-pound Don Fern opened the meet by losing a decision to the Lord Jeffs' Dan Tank. Don Muggia was pinned in three minutes and Pete Hiam drew in his 137-pound match, making the score at that point 10 to 2, in Amherst's favor. The Crimson's Bud Adams then pinned Ed Tank in 1:33, but Len Miller was decisioned in his 157-pound match...
...second defense pairs Tony Patton from last season's second defense with Ned Almy, another promising sophomore, while seniors Jim O'Brien and Dan Simonds give extra experienced insurance. Jim Moynihan could see a lot of action too if he gets off probation...