Word: lead
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...G.O.P. partisanship in old political speeches. Then Wayne Morse took over. He lashed at Mrs. Luce's statement, voiced during the 1944 presidential campaign, that Franklin Roosevelt was "the only American President who ever lied us into a war because he did not have the political courage to lead us into it." Witness Luce conceded to Morse that "the language was very intemperate, and would not have been used by me if I had the experience which I now have." Unmollified, Morse badgered her about her statement in the 1948 political campaign that Harry Truman was "handpicked...
...pilgrimage, plenty of Sloughs of Despond and some Mr. Fainthearts," said Britain's Harold Macmillan in a speech last week in Scotland, but he was determined to press on to the summit. There were also many skeptics who doubted that any meeting with Khrushchev, Gromyko & Co. would ever lead to the House Beautiful, the Delectable Mountain and the Enchanted Ground...
...strong second in the early going, Tomy Lee took the lead in the backstretch but dropped back to second behind Sword Dancer at the mile mark. Admitted Jockey Willie Shoemaker: "I thought we were through. I hollered to Willie Boland (on Sword Dancer), 'I hope you win it.'" But Tomy Lee shrugged off his breeding, roared back in the last dozen strides to win by a nose. He was the first foreign-born horse to win the derby since 1917. His archenemy, First Landing, was a well-beaten third...
...HILTON HOTEL in San Francisco will feature parking facilities for guests' cars on same floor as their rooms. Ramps from special automobile lobby will lead to 400 parking spaces on seven floors of 18-story building, to be completed by end of 1961 at cost of $25 million...
Dave Bohn scored eight times yesterday to lead the varsity lacrosse team to a 17 to 7 win over Tufts at Medford. The victory brightened prospects considerably for Saturday's game with Dartmouth...