Word: meter
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...weight lifting. One rowing group became so incensed by "U.S. imperialist aggression against our territory of Taiwan" that it bettered the winning time of the U.S. pair-oared shell with cox in the 1956 Olympics, even though the Red rowers had trained only a month over the 2,000-meter distance...
...Easterns, several events not included in normal season competition become a part of the meet. Among these are the 100-yard butterfly, breast stroke, and backstroke, the 1500-meter freestyle, and the 200-yard individual medley...
...latter, the varsity will swim Tom Bartlett, Bill Schellstede, and Bill Murray, with hopes that Schellstede can slip into the finals. Bob Komenda, a 440-yard competitor all season, will enter the gruelling 20 minute, 1500-meter freestyle...
...some of them grow up to be gangsters. As a matter of fact, that is what the heroine (Sophia Loren), the widow of a racketeer, is afraid her son will do. The boy is only twelve years old, and already he has been caught tampering with a parking meter and sent off to a work farm. The hero (Anthony Quinn), a well-preserved, middle-aged widower with a small business of his own, makes the widow a heartfelt proposal: Let's get married and give the boy a decent home to grow...
...dive, the Crimson has the talent to win, but not ideal conditions. The strange board and one meter distance may somewhat hamper Chick Montgomery and Ric Johnson. Despite the unfamiliar pool and the lack of two key men, Crimson depth should prove enough to overcome the Lions...