Word: lens
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...post-season game pitch for all it is worth, the Shriners put on two classic all-star contests. At Miami's Orange Bowl, a Northern eleven, led by Oklahoma's All-America Halfback Tommy McDonald and leaning heavily on the good passing arm of Purdue's Len Dawson, beat the pride of the South, 17-7. At San Francisco's Kezar Stadium, Stanford's All-America Passer John Brodie joined forces with U.S.C.'s Jon Arnett and U.C.L.A.'s Pete O'Garro to lead his Western teammates to a 7-6 upset...
...Called Republican National Chairman Leonard Hall to the White House to find out why the Republican Party failed to carry Congress (see below). Assignment for Len Hall: gather and analyze all available information, then report back with a program for strengthening the G.O.P. to suit the Eisenhower doctrines of "Modern Republicanism...
Once upon a time, Chicken-lichen went into the woods to look for meat, and an acorn fell upon her poor head, so she cried: "The sky is falling down!" She told Hen-len who told Cock-lock, who told Duck-luck, who told Drake-lake, who told Goose-loose, who told Gander-lander, who told Turkey-lurkey. And on their way to tell the King, they met Fox-lox, who offered to take them to the Palace. Instead, he ate them all up. Moral: Use Your Head, Else a Fox May Pluck Your Feathers...
...Baffled by the deft passing of Purdue Quarterback Len Dawson and the hard driving of Fullback Mel Dillard, Notre Dame dropped its second game 28-14. ¶In the Ivy League Harvard bounced back from its upset by Tufts and overpowered Cornell 32-7. Princeton mauled a weak Penn team 34-0, and Yale ran into unexpected opposition before beating Columbia...
Doorbells & Brass Tacks. First to acknowledge the threat was G.O.P. Committee Chairman Len Hall. Said he: "Let us not underestimate the opposing party. They're strong and tough, and despite what they claim, they're well financed. Every single vote will count in this next election. Any Republican who feels this election is in the bag-who fails to register and vote-is taking a great risk." The pundits were calling the same signals. Hard-shell Conservative Columnist David Lawrence urged Ike to "get down to brass tacks and explain the issues...