Word: marginals
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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What exercised the mob was the conviction that France may be softening its stand on Algeria. In the National Assembly Premier Mollet barely survived his 33rd vote of confidence by a margin of 33 votes. Led by Mendès-France, a bloc of 13 Radical Socialist Deputies boldly voted against the government, though the party has 13 members in Mollet's coalition Cabinet. Mollet, hurt by the attacks on his military policy and tough police methods, had been obliged to plead: "I am sure none of you think that the government, the army and the administration want...
Keiter's time, for an NCAA Championship meet record, was a blistering 22.1--only two tenths of a second off the American record and one tenth better than Dyer's best time of 22.2. Dyer was clocked at 22.4, but the timer's margin was not visible at the finish...
Crowning Blow. Last week Pooley and pals celebrated a signal victory. By a margin of 2,754 votes (out of a record 34,883), Telles routed the incumbent mayor, and his People's slate won by a landslide in the Democratic primary, which in Texas is really election. Juan Smiths rejoiced, for Telles' triumph meant that El Paso, for the first time in its history, will have a Mexican-American mayor. One Telles supporter, who had heard the glad tidings south of the border, wrote Pooley last week: "Mexican citizens were giving Americans abrazos [embraces...
...varsity rugby team gave M.I.T. a hint of what to expect on its trip to California next week, as it outplayed the Engineers by a 16-3 margin at Smith Field on Saturday...
Yale's awesome swimming forces took five out of seven firsts Saturday night to win the unofficial team championships in the Easterns by an overwhelming margin and serve notice that they will be the team to beat in he Nationals two weeks hence. Only the Crimson's Chouteau Dyer in the 100 and Army's Frank Knight in the three-meter dive were able to break the Eli stranglehold...