Word: forfeit
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Leonora Margaret, 35-year-old dowager Countess of Inchcape (newspaper nickname: "Princess Gold") and eldest of the abdicating Raja of Sarawak's three marrying daughters,* prepared to marry a 49-year-old divorced Vermonter in London (and incidentally forfeit a $12,000 widow's annuity). The groom-to-be: plump Colonel Francis P. Tompkins, lifetime Army man, pre-D-day Counter-intelligence planning chief...
Bernarr Macfadden, in the latest episode of his 15-year on-again off-again divorce-and-separation battle, was labeled "eccentric" in a Miami court by Wife Mary, who said that he once ordered her to do 200 deep knee bends or forfeit his love. She did the bends, but it was not enough. Introduced in evidence was an old picture of the body-building publisher standing on his head. "He probably would still be standing on his head except for me," said Mrs. Macfadden. "I put him on his feet...
Action in the regulation intramural basketball tournament concluded yesterday as NROTC 3B went into a first place tie with Standish on the strength of a 1 to 0 forfeit victory over Company B. Final winner will have to be decided by a playoff between the two dead-locked teams at a later date. Tralling the two leaders is Company...
...only other game yesterday, Lowell swamped NROTC Companies H-I, 65 to 18, as Donahoe and Hatton contributed a total of 47 points between them. On Tuesday, Company D toppled Adams, 47 to 28, while Lowell took a forfeit from Companies...
...daughter Anne was born on Christmas, she never got any birthday presents. Stevenson formally deeded his birthday (Nov. 13) to the child, stipulated that she celebrate the occasion "by the sporting of fine raiment, eating of rich meats and receipt of gifts, compliments and copies of verse . . .", or forfeit,the anniversary rights to the President...