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Word: eighth (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...into the presidency of American's biggest subsidiary, the American Cigarette & Cigar Co. There, Hahn took on American's new, king-sized Pall Malls and pushed them so vigorously that they started a U.S. fad for longer cigarettes. In ten years Hahn has pushed Pall Mall from eighth place to fifth-in all U.S. sales, according to trade reports. Even last year, when Lucky's sales slipped, Hahn boosted Pall Mall's 21.4%. Directors hope he can do the same for Lucky...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Light for Lucky | 4/17/1950 | See Source »

...Crimson put the game away in the next inning with a six-run rally, marked by four Tech errors, two walks, a hit batter, and a long home run by Collins. Singles by Ward, Collins, and Bob Smith added the three final counters in the last of the eighth...

Author: By Michael J. Halberstam, | Title: Freshman Nine Thrashes MIT, 13-2 | 4/13/1950 | See Source »

...jackets displaced, one single-breasted and one double-breasted, are, as I have heard the word used amongst the quorums of Eighth Avenue & 34th Street, a bit noisy; but to a people who are used to seeing the same juxtapositions of line and color in kilts, the adjustment to this aberration from Edwardian severity shouldn't be a difficult...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 10, 1950 | 4/10/1950 | See Source »

...Communist-led guerrillas chose March 29, eighth anniversary of the birth of the Huk movement, * to begin their raids. Between midnight and dawn, bands of well-armed Huks sprang on four towns in the provinces surrounding Manila...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PHILIPPINES: Extended Anniversary | 4/10/1950 | See Source »

...varsity skiers placed last in the downhill, slalom, and jump, but were able to pull themselves up to eighth position in the cross-country. Dartmouth, only other Eastern entry, won the meet. The Green skiers, headed by Brooks Dodge and Colin Stewart, dominated the downhill and slalom, while second-place Denver University won the cross-country, and third-place Washington University the jumping...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Skiers Finish Tenth In Colorado Invitation Meet | 4/10/1950 | See Source »

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