Word: lauris
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...explosion in a flour factory." There was Robert Cannafax, who would pull a knife and stab himself in his wooden leg when his game went bad. Everyone knew how to sneeze, scratch, or reach for a towel just as his rival was shooting. But few could imitate bald Onofrio Lauri, who was often accused of polishing his pate and reflecting the table lights into his opponents' eyes...
Mostly, the amiable Russians seemed more bent on winning friends than influencing people. The Finns, on the other hand, were inclined to be a little grim. Finnish Coach Antera Lauri, who had taken a team to Russia the year before, scoffed at reports that the Russians were unbeatable. One Finnish skier was more explicit: "We're going to do to them what they did to us in the winter...
Fluid Drive. In Detroit, fined $150 for reckless driving, Lauri E. Niemi pleaded guilty, confided that he had been traveling by car because "I was too drunk to walk...