Word: finalities
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...This final cascade of testimony made it more difficult than ever to imagine just what Harry Vaughan would have to say when he himself testified. But Washington politicos and thousands of plain citizens could hardly wait to find...
...under a mile) in 18 min. 19 sec., beating the previous world's record by more than a half-minute. That night, figuring that he would surely break the records for 800 and 1,000 meters on his way to an easy victory in the 1,500-meter final, dockers were ready to time him at those distances. But it was a teammate, Shiro Hashizume, who was ahead at 800 and 1,000 meters, and who set the new world marks. Then Furuhashi overhauled his teammate and won the race...
Later, in the 800-meter final, Furuhashi broke Hashizume's brand-new record by more than ten seconds, set a new mark for the 400-meter, and swam on the Japanese team that lowered the world-record time for the 800-meter relay. The Nipponese swept all the championship free-style swimming events except the 100-meter (won by Bob Gibe of the Detroit...
...doing so he has . . . proclaimed that wages shall be fixed by the Government. This step is always the first one taken by those who set out to establish a socialist or corporative state. The fixing of profits comes next, and then when incentive is killed and production falls, the final step of nationalization follows...
...been no Othello, merely a self-deluded little man; Diver no Don Juan, only a seedy blusterer. Henry's final feeling was the sour taste that comes from a strong swallow of reality...