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Word: holderness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Colonel Azan was sent to Harvard by the French Government at the request of President A. Lawrence Lowell just before the United States entered the war. Thrice cited for gallantry in combat, he was an officer of the Legion of Honor and a holder of the Croix de Guerre...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College to Honor French War Hero | 1/29/1954 | See Source »

...Jordan wisely pointed out, "That's just appeasement." He felt that once a placement booter was exempted from the rule the coaches would then seek to have the holder immunized, and after that they'd want a special center for extra points and perhaps a new set of guards. To Jordan, there is one-platoon football and two-platoon football, and "there isn't any between...

Author: By Richard A. Burgheim, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 12/11/1953 | See Source »

...most points in the United States and abroad, and the resident on Coral Gables or El Paso will find the service more economical even than coach travel. Christmas in London, Paris, or Rome--at the peak of the season--is easily within the grasp of any solvent passport-holder...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Vacation Bound Students Will Fly To Destination For Speed, Comfort | 12/2/1953 | See Source »

...Maryland, No. 2, easily held the runner-up spot by beating South Carolina 24-6. Among the top teams still unbeaten: Baylor, which solidified its Southwestern Conference lead by defeating Texas Christian 25-7; Illinois, a top Big Ten entry, which beat Purdue 21-0; and West Virginia, now holder of the U.S.'s longest (twelve game) major-college undefeated streak, which edged Penn State 20-19. In one of the week's stunners, lowly Oregon, loser in four straight Pacific Coast Conference games, knocked haughty Southern California. Rose Bowl champion, from the unbeaten ranks 13-7. Another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, Nov. 9, 1953 | 11/9/1953 | See Source »

...feeling is that if he doesn't actually start today, Clasby, Ivy League rushing record holder, will probably see close to full time service...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: Princeton Tigers Will Defend Big Three Title Against Underdog Varsity in Stadium Today | 11/7/1953 | See Source »

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