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Word: hardrock (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...well be exposed, too. No less important, the council roster now includes for the first time a representative of the people governed: hulking (6 ft., 227 Ibs.) John G. McNiven, mine manager for Negus Mines, and-as a fellow councilor describes him-"the very picture of a husky, hardrock miner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada: NORTHWEST TERRITORIES: New Deal | 4/28/1947 | See Source »

Franklin Roosevelt had his "Cuff Links Club," made up of secretaries and newsmen who had been with him on his unsuccessful vice-presidential campaign in 1920. Last week Harry Truman officially organized his "Hardrock Club." Its membership: White House aides and newsmen who had accompanied him on his successful vice-presidential campaign tour last year and on the trip to Potsdam. The name refers to the time Harry Truman and the newsmen went down a Montana copper mine last year. The club pin: a golden miner's pick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Hardrock Club | 12/10/1945 | See Source »

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