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Word: holderness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Lordly, India's Jawaharlal Nehru surveyed the gathering of delegates sipping their tea. He drew delicately on his black bone cigarette holder, waited for lesser delegates to approach and pay their respects. Nehru had the air of a man in undisputed command of the Asian-African Conference of 29 countries, and with his plans all laid. Red China's Chou En-lai was to be introduced to international society under his chaperonage, and shown to be a harmless fellow. Controversy was to be avoided, debate held to a minimum, only agreement sought. And what could they agree...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ASIA: Upset at Bandung | 5/2/1955 | See Source »

...Arbor, a University of Michigan free styler, Jack Wardrop, splashed 220 yds. in world record time (2:03.9), finished ahead of Ohio State's flipper-finned Hawaiian, Ford Konno, the previous record holder, and edged his team to a one-point (47-46) victory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, Mar. 7, 1955 | 3/7/1955 | See Source »

...Crimson's Dave Hawkins, who has not been swimming this event, and Sigo Falk, holder of the varsity's 2:33.9 mark, will have to move a good deal of water to take the needed first and third in the event...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Swim Team to Meet Undefeated Princeton | 2/26/1955 | See Source »

Each political group could sell a dollar ticket entitling its holder to see all the club's forums throughout the year. The money obtained might go directly into planning future programs. The cost of these forums would then be borne by those who attended the discussions rather than, as before, by those who paid to see the clubs' movies. The chief objection--that students might refuse to buy a dollar ticket for the year--is valid only so long as the calibre of the forums is poor. If the organization plans its programs in advance and is persistent in asking...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Forum Finances | 2/15/1955 | See Source »

...closest race of the night, Gymnast Art Semle also broke his own New England mark, equally as old, when he topped Crimson record-holder Sigo Falk in the 200-yard breaststroke with a clocking of 2:29.4. The previous record was 2:29.6 The varsity mark Falk holds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Swimmers Beat Springfield, 51-33, in Fifth Straight Win | 2/10/1955 | See Source »

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