Word: exceptions
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...from 22 to 9 members and each election year a run-off primary would be held to reduce the field of candidates for mayor, councilman and school committeeman to two. Most important, the new charter would permit the council to override the veto of the mayor on all bills except loans and appropriations, by a two-thirds vote. Since this is the only referendum on the ballot, there is a very strong likelihood that it will be passed. Both McDonough and Oakes have come out in favor of Plan...
Princeton's clubs are completely independent of the college except for the Gentlemen's Agreement, similar to Harvard's parietal rules...
...suffer an occasional broken rib, but the injury rate is definitely lower for them than it is for the customers. All a driver's protection comes from two pipe braces, which criss-cross over the driver's head and keep the roof from caving in when a car overturns. Except for the windshield, there is no glass in the form of windows or headlights which might shatter in case of collision. The driver is equipped with an aviation-type safety belt and a football headgear or crash helmet...
Prohibition was comparatively calm according to John, except for a certain fruit juice peddler. When he was arrested for soliciting in freshman dorms without permission, police examined his "fruit juice" and labeled it 16 percent alcohol...
When the fullback doesn't go in motion, he provides the plunging power, either straight or after a fakeoff. John Powers and Jack Davison have been splitting the work, according to scout Bill Barclay's information. The quarterback does not carry the ball much except as a receiver on pass plays...