Word: finest
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...during the war, Ike grabbed every chance last week amid conferences and decisions to relax momentarily but wholly, to clear his mind, to catch up on routine. He followed the World Series-"one of the finest series in modern times." He took in his first football game since entering the White House, cheered loudly for the losers as the new U.S. Air Force Academy went down 20-0 to George Washington University. He played a round of golf with old Army friends, including retired Lieut. General Floyd Parks, who shot a 155-yd. hole in one with...
While some U.S. cities spend millions rebuilding the past after it has been destroyed (as witness, Williamsburg, Va.), others heedlessly continue to destroy a rich heritage of irreplaceable architectural monuments. Case in point: the impending destruction of one of the finest Gothic Revival mansions in the U.S., designed in 1846, and maintained in near perfect condition as a period piece both inside and out until it was willed to the city of Bridgeport, Conn, last year by the late Industrialist Archer C. Wheeler. Because the mansion stands on what is now valuable downtown real estate, Bridgeport's Socialist Mayor...
Crimson halfbacks caused the fullbacks some consternation. The midfielders played forward generally, and the backfield was forced to fill in at the center of the field too often. Right half Marshall Schwarz played his finest game, and figured both offensively and defensively. Center half Tony Obserschall was considerably off in his timing, but broke up several plays with headings. John Felstiner, at left halfback, played one of his best games...
...Harvard, in a culture quite different than that of the rest of America, culturally-induced values and ideas are examined, and rejected, modified, or reinforced. Harvard serves as a focus of cultural conflict and this contributes to its production of many of America's finest writers...
...photo board has the use of the finest photographic equipment available, as well as the right to explore all parts of the Cambridge scene...