Word: len
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...court victory should provide some small comfort for Republican National Chairman Len Hall, who has the unhappy task of finding jobs for patronage-hungry Republicans. Last week Hall telephoned Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Hobby to ask: "Oveta, have you got a social-security program yet that will give a 53-year-old man $500 a week for the rest of his life...
...only senior wrestling for the varsity, Crimson captain Chick Chandler, nearly pinned his 167 pound opponent Len Gemal, but won by default after the latter injured his knee in the third period...
Late in the same period, however, reserve Dartmouth quarterback Len Clark flipped a 30-yard pass to Don Marriott who caught it on the Crimson 15 and ran down the sideline for the tying score...
...without its famed batsman, the retired Sir Don Bradman. And against Australia's great Bowler Ray Lindwall, who can take his 20-yd. running start and fling the ball at close to 90 m.p.h.. England could pit some formidable batsmen of its own. Among them: Captain Len Hutton, who holds the record for runs scored in a test match (364), and Denis Compton, who seems back in his best form this year. These were England's mainstays; all England needed was a little help...
...Carroll Reece slipped out to take a telephone call from G.O.P. Patronage Boss Leonard Hall, chairman of the Republican National Committee. He was back a few minutes later, and not long afterward. Chairman Allen got a scribbled message from another Congressman who had been on the phone. It read: "Len Hall says Carroll's all right." Virginia's Howard Smith, the senior Democrat on the Rules Committee, leaned over to Allen. "Leo," Smith whispered, "you got the votes?" Leo nodded. Shortly afterward Allen cleared the room for the vote. On a voice vote (7-4), the Rules Committee...