Word: exam
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...student, no institution is dearer than his library and its friendly circulation desk. On the night before a final exam his love of the place is unbounded, surmounting even smell, wonks, and inscrutable lighting. Last night the love was unrequited because of a few gentle snowflakes. Not rain nor sleet nor snow will stop the United States Mail. The men who staff Lamont are not made of such stern stuff...
...team, although a bit rusty from the exam period layoff, is bristling with confidence as it approaches its first Ivy League road weekend of the season...
...Bulldogs lack Harvard's height, have virtually no depth, and may be out of shape since their exam period lasts until Friday. The Crimson's big headache will be 6-1 forward Rick Kaminsky. One of the greatest players in Eli history, he in averaging 23.7 points per game and has scored 1056 in his career...
Hisses and sobs came from the audience as actor Claude Rains' classic line was ruthlessly chopped from all three showings of "Casablanca," the favorite exam-time Bogie film...
Either by luck or foresight, Connally hooked up with two extremely helpful men after passing his bar exam in 1938. He became Representative Lyndon Johnson's congressional secretary, won a Legion of Merit as a lieutenant aboard the carrier Essex in World War II, managed an Austin radio station, then became attorney for Fort Worth Oil Millionaire Sid Richardson. Tips from Richardson brought Connally a personal fortune of millions through deals in oil properties. The friendship of Johnson, whom Connally served as top strategist in every L.B.J. election campaign since 1937, brought him appointment as Secretary of the Navy...