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Word: holderness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...march through Georgia, burned Russell's grandfather's cotton mills and freed his 100-odd slaves. † For his cut-rate installation, after much haggling, Marlborough plunked down ?4,500, a bargain price for Mindelheim, which yielded a'Udy ?1,500 a year to its fief-holder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, may 14, 1956 | 5/14/1956 | See Source »

Among Cornell's strong events is the hammer, which features Al Hall, the intercollegiate 35-pound weight record holder. Johnny King high-jumps over six feet, which should give the Big Red another first. Other Cornell stars are Mike Midler in the mile, Gerry Knapp in the broad jump, Earl McHugh in the dashes, and hurdler Dick Abell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Track Team to Encounter Big Red, Penn Tomorrow | 5/4/1956 | See Source »

Lida will replace Herbert Dieckmann, professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, present holder of the post. Both Dieckmann and Lida hold an honorary Master of Arts degree from the University...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lida Is Chairman | 5/2/1956 | See Source »

...prize surprise proposal brought howls of laughter from both sides of the House. He proposed a new ?1 bond, which would pay no interest at all. Instead, the interest would be put in a pool, and every three months the holder would stand a chance of winning up to $2,800 tax-free in a lottery held by the government. Anticipating moral objections, Macmillan insisted: "This is not gambling, for the subscriber cannot lose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: A Flutter on Harold | 4/30/1956 | See Source »

Weightman Pete Harpel turned in the finest performance for the Crimson, placing fourth among a star-studded 16-pound hammer field. American record-holder Harold Connolly unleashed a toss of 201 feet, 1 inch to lead a field which included former record-holder Bob Backus and Stew Thompson, ex-Yale star...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Relay Team Fifth in Quantico Meet; Harpel Finishes Fourth in Hammer | 4/10/1956 | See Source »

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