Word: mattes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...when A.F.L. Founder Samuel Gompers died, aged 74, after 38 years in the federation's presidency, his heir-expectant was Matthew Woll of the Engravers' Union. But wing-collared Matt Woll was too hidebound a craft unionist for John L. Lewis, then as now president of the United Mine Workers. Lewis knew that he had no chance himself and, besides, he hoped to be U.S. Secretary of Labor in President Coolidge's Cabinet. He put forward the most conservative of his fellow mine union officials, Bill Green, and Green was elected...
Margarita once again substituted heavily as soon as the Crimson fell behind. Tiger coach, Matt Davidson, didn...
Died. James Capone, 60, white sheep brother of Chicago's Scarface Al, Ralph and Matt Capone, who went west after World War I, took the name Richard J. Hart, led a law-abiding life as Indian agent, later town marshal and justice of the peace in Homer, Neb.; of a heart attack; in Homer...
Holdfast's strategists had developed their plan after studying German tactics in the long retreat from Stalingrad (in which the Germans first used the word "hedgehog"), Britain's experiences with Rommel in Africa, and NATO Commander Matt Ridgway's own mobile defenses against enemy masses in Korea. The maneuvers were commanded by General Sir John Harding, a veteran of Britain's desert battles in World War II and a hedgehog pioneer. Neither General Harding nor anyone else suggested that NATO's present divisions (hopefully estimated at 47 by year's end) could actually stop...
Kelley, now in his second year at Providence, named Matt Bolger, Bruin end coach last season, to coach the Brown freshman team. (The Bruin Cubs entertain the Yardling eleven on November...