Word: drew
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...year-old midget was used to pinch hit and drew a walk. What was his name, height, and the number on his uniform...
Others receiving the awards at the university's 375th commencement included Elizabeth Drew, journalist; William G. Milliken, governor of Michigan; Jesse W. Beams, professor of Physics emeritus at the University of Virginia; William R. Hewlett, president of the Hewlett-Packard Corporation; and Franklin S. Cooper, associate director of research at Haskins Laboratories...
Yale jumped the gun on the start, forcing the race to be called back. On the second start, Radcliffe took an early oneseat lead, and held onto it for 400 meters. Then, Wisconsin took a power 20 and drew even with the black-shirted oarwomen, setting the stage for a bowball-to-bowball battle for the next 600 meters...
...conference drew up a "survival agenda" of demands. Among them: passage and quick federal action on the Humphrey-Hawkins "full employment" bill, a national health-care program, strong enforcement of affirmative-action programs for black employment, a guaranteed national income plan, more money for impoverished areas...
...minimalist whose constant refrain is "People must lower their expectations." Said California Assemblyman Willie Brown, who drives a sporty Porsche: "My expectations have not been lowered. I still want my Turbo Carrera"-a reference to a supercharged GT model with a $25,850 price tag. Nonetheless, Jerry drew cheers again when he pointed at Mervyn Dymally, California's black Lieutenant Governor, and shouted: "If I go to Washington, he goes to Sacramento. If I'm elected President, I will appoint the first black Governor in the United States." Unfortunately, the Governor was off on both his authority...